Scoop - Opel Insignia sighted on test

underground1419 · 10th October 2010, 11:04

This is no test mule, I've been seeing this car regularly on the bannerghatta road - electronic city NICE road stretch, almost on a daily basis for the last 2 months!

There is usually a driver along with a passenger in a rear seat.

I guess GM is testing the Insignia's rear bench comfort huh?

mxx · 10th October 2010, 11:31

You can see this car around whitefield/whitefield road often. I dont think it is a test mule. No red plates.

arvindmanju · 25th October 2010, 10:38

I saw the same car yesterday in front of Forum Mall heading towards Madivala, sorry couldn't take any pictures, as underground1419 mentioned, it was chauffeur driven and a passenger in the rear seat reading news paper. Dint look like a test car. Has someone imported the car to use its in India?

konjaril · 25th October 2010, 11:31

Most of the times the manufacturers get their vehicles to india to do a fiesability study after the studies are done there is an option amongst the company officials of buying off the car at a much cheaper rate. this can be one of those cases.

A 'friend of a friends dad'

has brought the fiat bravo in the same manner. Fiat had got the car down for a fiesability study and after the studies stated that the car would be almost impractical here in India the car was brought by the one of the company managers and gifted to his son.

Btw i find it better looking than the vectra

yogeshnaik · 25th October 2010, 13:46

There is an Automotive company in ITPL also. This probably be the test vehicle for their implementation and test purposes. If so there should have been any sticker as a bonded item. These cars are registered.

khan_sultan · 27th October 2010, 21:19

NOTE from MODS: Thread being closed. Quite a few folks have seen it at multiple places and it seems it is a proper registered daily drive car.

asethi · 29th March 2011, 13:55

Spotted this Opel sedan this weekend on the HSR Layout ORR. The back lights looked sexy completely lit! It was a Gujarat registered car.

Scoop - Opel Insignia sighted on test-27032011609001.jpg

h@r$h@l · 29th March 2011, 14:01

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Originally Posted by asethi

Spotted this Opel sedan this weekend on the HSR Layout ORR. The back lights looked sexy completely lit! It was a Gujarat registered car.

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Nice catch my friend. GJ17 is Halol. Thats where the GM plant is located. The car looks fantastic and you rightly said, the back lights are fantastic.

Is GM planning to bring back the Opel brand back to India or this could possibly be a company car.

Nikhilb2008 · 29th March 2011, 16:29

GM will definitely NOt bring the Opel brand back. They might rebadge this car a Chevy or something....

It could also be a testmule for a new engine or gearbox or some other component.

avishar · 29th March 2011, 18:32

I doubt its a test mule,i think most probably its a company car for a high ranking official.

hifisharu · 30th March 2011, 18:30

In response to the Opel Insignia being spotted, as rightly said by Nikhil, the Insignia is part of GM R&D dept, got here for some design studies etc

suhaas307 · 31st March 2011, 17:08

Great pictures there, Manish!

Quote:

Originally Posted by h@r$h@l

Nice catch my friend. GJ17 is Halol. Thats where the GM plant is located.

Is GM planning to bring back the Opel brand back to India or this could possibly be a company car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

GM will definitely NOt bring the Opel brand back. They might rebadge this car a Chevy or something....

It could also be a testmule for a new engine or gearbox or some other component.

Quote:

Originally Posted by avishar

I doubt its a test mule,i think most probably its a company car for a high ranking official.

Avishar is right, this is a company car. I've spotted it several times on the old Airport Road, but unfortunately, every single time, it was headed towards Domlur while I was headed towards Marathalli.

10th October 2010, 11:04	#31
underground1419 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 49 Thanked: 2 Times	This is no test mule, I've been seeing this car regularly on the bannerghatta road - electronic city NICE road stretch, almost on a daily basis for the last 2 months! There is usually a driver along with a passenger in a rear seat. I guess GM is testing the Insignia's rear bench comfort huh?
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10th October 2010, 11:31	#32
mxx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 761 Thanked: 266 Times	You can see this car around whitefield/whitefield road often. I dont think it is a test mule. No red plates.
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25th October 2010, 10:38	#33
arvindmanju BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: KA01 Posts: 472 Thanked: 548 Times	I saw the same car yesterday in front of Forum Mall heading towards Madivala, sorry couldn't take any pictures, as underground1419 mentioned, it was chauffeur driven and a passenger in the rear seat reading news paper. Dint look like a test car. Has someone imported the car to use its in India?
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25th October 2010, 11:31	#34
konjaril BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 282 Thanked: 63 Times View My Garage	Most of the times the manufacturers get their vehicles to india to do a fiesability study after the studies are done there is an option amongst the company officials of buying off the car at a much cheaper rate. this can be one of those cases. A 'friend of a friends dad' has brought the fiat bravo in the same manner. Fiat had got the car down for a fiesability study and after the studies stated that the car would be almost impractical here in India the car was brought by the one of the company managers and gifted to his son. Btw i find it better looking than the vectra Last edited by konjaril : 25th October 2010 at 11:32.
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25th October 2010, 13:46	#35
yogeshnaik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 347 Thanked: 216 Times	There is an Automotive company in ITPL also. This probably be the test vehicle for their implementation and test purposes. If so there should have been any sticker as a bonded item. These cars are registered.
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27th October 2010, 21:19	#36
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,925 Thanked: 5,853 Times View My Garage	NOTE from MODS: Thread being closed. Quite a few folks have seen it at multiple places and it seems it is a proper registered daily drive car.
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29th March 2011, 13:55	#37
asethi BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 449 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	Re: Supercars and Imports in Bangalore Spotted this Opel sedan this weekend on the HSR Layout ORR. The back lights looked sexy completely lit! It was a Gujarat registered car.
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29th March 2011, 16:29	#39
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Re: Supercars and Imports in Bangalore GM will definitely NOt bring the Opel brand back. They might rebadge this car a Chevy or something.... It could also be a testmule for a new engine or gearbox or some other component.
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29th March 2011, 18:32	#40
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Re: Supercars and Imports in Bangalore I doubt its a test mule,i think most probably its a company car for a high ranking official.
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30th March 2011, 18:30	#41
hifisharu BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: München Posts: 341 Thanked: 1,365 Times	Re: Supercars and Imports in Bangalore In response to the Opel Insignia being spotted, as rightly said by Nikhil, the Insignia is part of GM R&D dept, got here for some design studies etc
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