Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4)
Opel Vectra is available only with front wheel drive, while Opel Insignia can be equipped with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive.
Engines:
1.6 - 3.0 (petrol, diesel)
1.4 - 2.8 (petrol, diesel, lPG)
Both cars are available with petrol and diesel engines. Opel Insignia is available also with LPG engines. LPG engines generally provide lower running costs and cleaner emissions compared to petrol and diesel engines.
Opel Vectra petrol engines consumes on average 0.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than Opel Insignia. On average, Opel Vectra equipped with diesel engines consume 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Opel Insignia. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version!
Opel Vectra is smaller. Opel Vectra is 29 cm shorter than the Opel Insignia, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Opel Vectra is 6 cm lower.
Trunk capacity:
500 litres
540 litres
Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down
1360 litres
1530 litres
Opel Insignia has more luggage space. Opel Vectra has 40 litres less trunk space than the Opel Insignia. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Opel Insignia (by 170 litres).
Turning diameter:
11 meters
10.9 meters
The turning circle of the Opel Vectra is 0.1 metres more than that of the Opel Insignia.
