You may want a rugged, all wheel drive but seek something a little lower profile than the raft of soft roader SUVs that are on the market. The Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer – shown above – offers a good alternative to the likes of the Audi A4 Allroad and VW Passat Alltrack.
The Insignia Country Tourer is available to order now from £25,349 OTR, which is £5,000 cheaper than the Audi £2,400 cheaper than the VW named above, making it extremely competitively priced – if you don’t mind the Vauxhall badge. It features all-wheel drive, higher ground clearance and tougher styling than the standard car.
Two trim levels are available, Country Tourer, priced from £25,349 to £29,709 on-the-road, and Country Tourer Nav, priced from £26,499 to £30,859 on-the-road.
Country Tourer trim features generous standard spec including bi-xenon adaptive front lighting, power tailgate and front and rear parking sensors. On top of this, Country Tourer Nav gets Navi 900 IntelliLink sat nav with 8-inch colour touch screen, multi-function touch-pad controller and an 8-inch digital instrument cluster as standard.
Each model has a choice of two powerful 2.0 CDTi engines, including a 163PS with start/stop and a hot 195PS BiTurbo unit. The 163PS engine is available with either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission, and the BiTurbo comes with the automatic gearbox only.
“With competitive pricing and generous standard equipment levels, the Insignia Country Tourer looks set to shake up the D-segment crossover sector,” said Stuart Harris, Vauxhall’s Head of Carline Brand. “The Insignia Country Tourer is perfect for a winter holiday, on snowy roads, or simply when the going gets tough. Even on urban roads its robust looks give it strong stand-out appeal.”
First deliveries of the Insignia Country Tourer are due in dealers in January.
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