The Opel Insignia 2.8 V6 Turbo ECOTEC is a 4 door saloon style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.8 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 256 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) at 5500 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 1900-4500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h or 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 17.9/7.9/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 272.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2737 mm | 107.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4830 mm | 190.2 inches | |
| Width | 1856 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 74.8 mm
3.5 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 260 PS (256 bhp) (191 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1900-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.4 kW/litre 93 ps/litre 91.7 bhp/litre 1.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
125.36 Nm/litre
1.52 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1575.3 kPa (228.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.9/7.9/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.9/7.9/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.6/12.7/8.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.8/35.8/24.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.1/29.8/20.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 272.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 337 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 182743 | ||
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| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Opel Insignia 2.8 V6 Turbo ECOTEC Automatic added 2008-07-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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