Opel Insignia is a middle class car from the German manufacturer Adam Opel AG. Start of production – 2009. It is produced in three body modifications 4-door sedan, 5-door hatchback and 5-door station wagon and full or front wheel drive configuration. Model name Insignia – means “emblem” in translation. In 2017, a new generation of the machine was introduced. Since 2011, the car began to be assembled at the Kaliningrad plant in Russia – Avtokor.
1.4-liter Opel A14NET or LUJ engine has been assembled since 2009 at the Wien-Aspern plant and is installed in a number of popular models of the company, such as Astra, Meriva, Mokka and Zafira. Now such units are gradually being replaced by modern Euro 6 engines of the new B-series.
The 1.6-liter Opel A16XER or Ecotec LDE engine has been produced by the concern since 2008 and is installed on the most popular models of the company, such as Astra, Zafira, Mokka, Insignia. Now such power units are gradually giving way to Euro 6 engines of the latest B-series.
The 1.6-liter turbo engine Opel A16LET or LLU was assembled from 2008 to 2013 in Hungary and installed on charged modifications of such popular models as Astra and Insignia. There are other versions in terms of power: A16LEL, A16LER and A16LES.
The 1.6-liter Opel A16XHT or LVP engine has been produced since 2013 at the company’s Hungarian plant and is installed on advanced versions of such popular models as the Insignia and Astra. This power unit has a more powerful Performance Turbo version under the A16SHT index.
The 1.8-liter Opel A18XER or Ecotec 2H0 engine was assembled from 2008 to 2015 in Hungary and installed on such popular company models as Mokka, Insignia and two generations of Zafira. A-XER motors are considered the most reliable among all the group’s units of their time.
The 2.0-liter Opel A20NHT or LDK engine was produced by the company from 2008 to 2013 and was installed only on expensive versions of the rather popular Insignia model. This power unit was considered very unreliable and soon gave way to the A20NFT motor.
The 2.0-liter Opel A20NFT or LTG engine has been assembled since 2012 instead of the A20NHT engine and is installed on the restyled Insignia and the charged Astra modification with the OPC index. This power unit on the racing version of the Astra Touring Car Racing was boosted to 330 hp and 420 Nm.
The 2.8-liter Opel A28NET or LP9 engine was produced in Australia from 2008 to 2013 and was installed on charged versions of the Insignia and on the second generation Saab 9-5 under the B284L index. There was a modification of this turbo unit under the index A28NER, boosted to 325 hp and 435 Nm.
The 1.6-liter Opel Z16XER or LDE engine was assembled at different factories from 2006 to 2010 and installed on many popular concern models, such as Astra, Zafira and Insignia. This power unit was also installed on Chevrolet cars under its F16D4 index.
The 1.8-liter Opel Z18XER or 2H0 engine was produced from 2005 to 2010 in Hungary and was installed on a number of popular cars of the concern, such as Astra, Vectra, Insignia or Zafira. This power unit was installed on European Chevrolet models under the symbol F18D4.
The 2.0-liter diesel engine Opel A20DTH or LBS was produced from 2008 to 2015 and was installed on a number of the most popular models of the concern, such as Astra, Insignia and Zafira. This unit is essentially a modification of the famous Italian diesel engine Fiat Multijet II.
