Has anyone taken a look at the new Holden Malibu? Does it look familiar to you?
If it does, then you're not going mad, the Holden Malibu is perhaps as close to an Opel Insignia as we are likely to get in NZ. It's using the Insignia's Epsilon II platform with some tweaked body pressings to differentiate it from the Opel model, the malibu body was developed for the american market but it appears to be the new replacement for the soon to be dead Commodore.
It's just a pity that they're not releasing the Malibu in 4WD or using the OPC turbo V6 motor from the Insignia. Instead the top model only seems available with the 193Kw 4cyl turbo motor and FWD in the American market. Currently Holden will only be offering the 2.4L NA 4cyl or 2.0L diesel motors.
C'mon Holden, give us a badge engineered HSV Malibu with the 2.8L Turbo OPC motor and 4WD
Insignia
Malibu