Referee Pierluigi Collina fronted a Vauxhall ad campaign for this car in 2005, three years before it was dropped in favor of the Insignia.
Lead trim: Signum 1.8 Z18XE (1796 cc, 122 PS) · up to 247 hp
Opel Signum2003–2008
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FactReferee Pierluigi Collina fronted a Vauxhall ad campaign for this car in 2005, three years before it was dropped in favor of the Insignia.
The Opel Signum is a large front-engine, front-wheel-drive, five-passenger, mid-size executive hatchback manufactured and marketed by Opel from 2003 to 2008, exclusively over a single generation, derived from the Opel Vectra. Marketed almost exclusively in Europe, a rebadged Signum was sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Signum. It used the long-wheelbase version of the GM Epsilon platform also used by the Vectra Caravan (related to the Fiat Croma, Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Saab 9-3), with a nearly vertical tailgate that placed its dimensions between traditional large family cars and executive cars; it followed the Opel Omega and was succeeded by the Insignia Sports Tourer. Petrol engines were the 1.8 Z18XE (122 PS, 2003–2005) and Z18XER (140 PS, 2006–2008), the 2.0 Turbo Z20NET (175 PS), the 2.2 Direct Z22YH (155 PS), the 2.8 V6 Turbo Z28NEL (230 PS, 2005–2006) and Z28NET (250 PS, 2006–2008) and the 3.2 V6 Z32SE (211 PS, 2003–2005); diesels were the 1.9 CDTI (100, 120 and 150 PS), the 2.0 DTI (100 PS, 2003–2004), the 2.2 DTI (125 PS) and the 3.0 V6 CDTI (177 PS to 2005, 184 PS from 2005). In July 2008 both the Signum and the Vectra C were discontinued; much of the territory it occupied was filled by the Insignia. Referee Pierluigi Collina appeared in a Vauxhall TV and print campaign for it in 2005.
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Trims & Figures
14 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signum 1.8 Z18XE (1796 cc, 122 PS) | 2003–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 123 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 1.8 Z18XER (1796 cc, 140 PS) | 2006–2008 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 129 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 1.9 CDTI Z19DT diesel (1910 cc, 120 PS) | 2004–2008 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 1.9 CDTI Z19DTH diesel (1910 cc, 150 PS) | 2004–2008 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 1.9 CDTI Z19DTL diesel (1910 cc, 100 PS) | 2005–2008 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 192 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.0 DTI Y20DTH diesel (1995 cc, 100 PS) | 2003–2004 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.0 Turbo Z20NET (1998 cc, 175 PS) | 2003–2008 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 173 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.2 DTI Y22DTR diesel (2172 cc, 125 PS) | 2003–2008 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.2 Direct Z22YH (2198 cc, 155 PS) | 2003–2008 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 153 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.8 V6 Turbo Z28NEL (2792 cc, 230 PS) | 2005–2006 | 2.8 L V6 | 227 hp | 243 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 2.8 V6 Turbo Z28NET (2792 cc, 250 PS) | 2006–2008 | 2.8 L V6 | 247 hp | 258 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 3.0 V6 CDTI Y30DT diesel (2958 cc, 177 PS) | 2003–2005 | 3.0 L V6 | 175 hp | 273 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 3.0 V6 CDTI Z30DT diesel (2958 cc, 184 PS) | 2005–2008 | 3.0 L V6 | 181 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Signum 3.2 V6 Z32SE (3175 cc, 211 PS) | 2003–2005 | 3.2 L V6 | 208 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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