This sleek and stylish cruiser will keep you in luxurious comfort for mile after mile. The sloping roofline looks gorgeous from the outside but, predictably, from the inside, it’ll make you think twice before sitting in the back seat if you’re moderately tall. The seats, however, are wonderfully comfortable and if you’re taking luggage with you, the boot is exceptionally generous at 520 litres (you’ll get almost double this by folding the rear seats down).

The Insignia has taken the place of the Vectra as Vauxhall’s chief medium saloon and it is a big improvement. Whilst it hasn’t got the effortless power of the bigger German beasts, it handles motorway speeds gracefully and smoothly. It does have a slight tendency to notice small bumps (or, at least, to make you notice them) but at higher speeds you’ll just be floating. As with the Vectra, you’ll have a broad choice of engines, from the 1.8 litre, 140 bhp petrol to the 2.8 litre, 256 bhp V6 turbo, which can hit 62 mph in 6.7 seconds. A good option is the 2.0 litre, 158 bhp CDTi 160, which delivers 48.7 mpg and gets to 62 mph n a very respectable 8.9 seconds.

As a medium level executive car, the Insignia is classy and economical.