Vauxhall 2014 Insignia VXR SuperSport, Specifications

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1. New Insignia vxr SuperSport Adaptive 4x4.  The advantages begin when you pull 

away. All four wheels of the Insignia are engaged for stable acceleration with maximum grip. 

In normal driving, the power is split 95% front/5% rear, but under acceleration the system 

automatically diverts more power to the rear wheels for maximum traction before gradually 

moving power back towards the front wheels. With either the VXR or Sport button 

depressed, the system apportions more power to the rear wheels in a 40% front/60% rear 

split to give an even more sporting feel.

New Insignia vxr SuperSport electronic Limited Slip differential (eLSd).  The electronic 

Limited Slip Differential (eLSD) is fitted as standard to the rear of the New Insignia VXR SuperSport 

offering even more benefits for the enthusiastic driver. By sensing which rear wheel has the 

most grip, eLSD can transfer more torque to the wheel most able to utilise it. Up to 50% of the 

rear axle torque can be transferred between the rear wheels, increasing stability during high 

speed lane changes and providing more traction when accelerating out of corners.

2. Flexride (Adaptive Stability Technology).  The Astra VXR and New Insignia VXR 

SuperSport models feature FlexRide – 

providing three different driving modes: ‘VXR’ 

for ultimate driving dynamics (tighter 

suspension, sharper throttle response and 

more direct steering) or ‘Sport’ for everyday 

sporty driving. ‘Normal’ is the default mode. 

The FlexRide adaptive chassis control system 

with Continuous Damper Control (CDC) 

monitors the roll, pitch and yaw of the car, and 

changes the rate of damping on each wheel to 

optimise the handling and selectively stiffens 

the suspension. This means the vehicle will 

exhibit a reduced rate of roll and pitch, making 

it more responsive during direction changes 

and more settled during the braking/turn-in/ 

acceleration transition when cornering. The 

FlexRide dampers contain magneto rheological (MR) fluid – magnetic particles suspended in 

a synthetic fluid which change flow rate when a magnetic field is applied. Complex algorithms 

within the CDC system use acceleration, 

braking and cornering data to 

instantaneously adjust the electrical current 

applied to the electromagnetic coil within 

each damper – the higher the charge, the 

greater the damping resistance.

Limited Slip differential (LSd).  Limited 

Slip Differential (LSD). The Corsa VXR 

Clubsport and Astra VXR respectively are 

the most powerful production Corsa and 

Astra models ever produced. And to assist 

putting their power onto the road, both 

these models have been equipped with a 

motorsport-derived Drexler Limited Slip Differential. Following extensive development the 

usual aggressive intervention from a front-wheel drive LSD has been re-tuned to provide 

outstanding traction and stability without affecting driver enjoyment. 

These VXR’s Drexler LSD uses of a series of clutch plates 

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 that restricts significant 

differences in rotational speed between the front wheels limiting wheelspin and enhancing 

stability. Acceleration and deceleration cause pressure rings 

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 next to the clutch plates to 

push sideways and compress the clutch stack – reducing the speed variation between the two 

driven wheels. Shaped cams on the differential axis 

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 – reacting to differences in torque in 

the differential vary the amount of compression in the clutch stack – changing the amount of 

rotational difference between each wheel. 

The speed of reaction and the amount of rotational difference are determined by the ‘ramp 

angles’ 

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 in the pressure rings. The lower the ramp angle, the higher the pressure applied 

to the clutch stack. On VXR the ramp angles are set-up to provide different characteristics 

under acceleration and deceleration.

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