Global News: Opel OPC Sports Tourer Wins Auto Bild SportsCars Award

The Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer took the “Best Sport Car of the Year” award Friday in the station wagon category at a ceremony sponsored by Auto Bild SportsCars, the sister publication of the German car magazine Auto Bild.

Some 51,000 readers and the editors of Auto Bild voted for their favorites from a palette of more than 300 vehicles. The Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer dominated the station wagon category, the German publishing house said. Second place was the Audi S4 Avant. The Mercedes C63 AMG T-model took third place. The winners were announced during the traditional Race Night on the sidelines of the Essen Motor Show.

“What a great honor, what a great car,” says Hans Demant, Managing Director Adam Opel GmbH. “This is a car that cut its teeth on the Nürburgring. It was designed and built to be a premium car that is exciting to drive.”

With 239 kW/325 horsepower and 435 Nm torque, the 2.8 liter V6 Turbo engine on the new Insignia OPC is the most powerful motor installed in an Opel production car ever. It features high-tech elements like a lower, reworked mechatronic chassis with FlexRide, an Adaptive 4x4 transmission with an electronic rear limited slip differential (eLSD) and purpose-built Brembo brakes – all complemented by spacious station wagon functionality with 1530 liters of load capacity.

Credits: wilswong