Listen up to Whisper highlights
- New 1.6-litre ‘Whisper Diesel’ now available in Vauxhall flagship model;
- 99g/km CO2 rating and claimed 74.3mpg;
- Award-winning OnStar offered as standard on selected models;
- Second gen Navi 900 IntelliLink uses Apple CarPlay for iPhone connectivity.
A WHISPER in your shell-like, the new 1.6 CDTi Vauxhall Insignia can now dip below the 100g/km CO2 level to save you buckets in tax!
Vauxhall claims the new ‘Whisper Diesel’, which replaces the current 2.0-litre units, has been developed to deliver exemplary responsiveness and low consumption with exceptional running smoothness.
Priced from £19,534 to £26,114 on-the-road, the 1.6 CDTi 136PS ecoFLEX version achieves a top speed of 130mph and 0-60mph in 10.9 seconds.
Crucially for company car drivers, this model achieves 99g/km CO2 emissions when specified with 17-inch alloy wheels and ultra-low rolling resistance tyres, in Design, SE, Tech Line and SRi models only. Fuel consumption is as frugal as 74.3mpg combined.
Also new to the Insignia range is OnStar, (see OnStar: how it can help you run your small fleet)
And if that wasn’t enough, the second generation Navi 900 IntelliLink that uses Apple CarPlay brings the very best iPhone connectivity in to your car. This guarantees fast access to many entertainment apps for music and news. Display and operation are via the eight-inch colour touchscreen.
IntelliLink also enables audio streaming, having incoming text messages read aloud and voice control as well as watching films and videos – the former, of course, only when the car is stationary.
The navigation system also features maps of more than 30 European countries; it can be displayed two or three-dimensionally according to personal preference and be controlled by voice command.
