Without noise and without tricks, it left the Opel catalog at the end of 2022. Insignia, a mid-range family sedan, retired from the stage after 14 years of good and devoted service. Even if the name is quite fresh, it was a worthy descendant of the family sedans dear to Opel. Rekord and Commodore, Senator and Vectra, Kapitän, Admiral and even Diplomat! In a word, she was the last sedan in this long Opel line. She did not go alone: ​​among competitors, The Talisman, Mondeo, Passat and IONIQ, for example, have also left the category. Most will be replaced by a new model… SUV. Insignia, unfortunately, will not back down from this, and its successor will be an electric coupe SUV. Her name, Mantlewas not chosen by chance, and is a hint of the legendary coupe of the 70s and 80s.

Key model for Opel

For Opel, this model is very important. Already because the range is quite thin compared to what the brand once used to us. With the exception of utilities, now there are only five models, including three SUVs. Besides, becauseOpel needs to expand its electric range, which currently consists only of Corsa-e and Mokka-e. There is also with this model the prospect of breathing new life into Crossland and Grandland SUVs. Which are starting to work (both were launched in 2017). To tie in with the Insignia, this new Manta (let’s not say “it” anymore because it’s changed a lot) will also be responsible for to reposition Opel in the niche of family models. Of course, there is the Grandland, but the Manta in its shape and its philosophy will be completely different and will have a more family approach. What do we already know about it?

Technical cousin of the Peugeot e-408

In 2021, its silhouette was used by the Manta concept-is. He took the codes of coupe SUVs known to us: increased ground clearance, limited height, lowered roof. On a technical level, we know that it will be based on Medium platform STLA (formerly EMP2 in PSA). It should actually be a German and Opel adaptation of the latest Peugeot 408. An impact that would put it at the crossroads between a sedan and a crossover. It should share its engines with the upcoming e-408, which has yet to be unveiled. The Stellantis organ bank has a Electric block with a capacity of 156 horsepower (Peugeot e-308 and e-2008), which will be assisted in the coming months 200 horsepower unit that the new Manta may inherit. Depending on the size of the battery (declared up to 90 kWh), it could drive from 500 to 550 kilometers for one charge. Scheduled for a marketing in 2025it should be unveiled at the end of next year.