How much would you expect to pay for a 250bhp car, built in Germany and powered by a smooth and punchy 2.8-litre V6 engine? That's the question Vauxhall poses as it presents the new top-end Signum.
The 2.8-litre turbo, sold in Design or Elite trim, is available now from £23,050, and now comes with an uprated V6 powerplant, developing 250bhp and an 258lb-ft of torque. The new unit gives it a 0-60mph time of 6.8 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 155mph for the manual version.
Design models feed the power to the road through a six-speed manual gearbox, while the more luxury-oriented Elite comes with a six-speed automatic transmission with Active Select facility.
Both models come with ESP-Plus as standard, while the Design gets lowered and uprated sports suspension.
As with all Signum models, standard equipment includes colour satnav, 17-inch alloy wheels and electrically operated front and rear windows. The Design also has front fog lamps, dark-style head and tail lights, half-leather trim, automatic lighting control, rain-sensitive windscreen wipers and active head restraints, while Elite models get full leather trim and electronic climate control. To fit this equipment to some rivals would involve an expensive trip to the options list.
Alternatively, you could wait a year and pick one up for much less...
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