Who else had forgotten the Vauxhall Insignia VXR estate existed?

Did anyone here buy a Vauxhall Insignia VXR Sports Tourer? We’d almost forgotten it existed until spotting one on the M25 recently. 

Decent specs for a fast estate though, weren’t they? Particularly the facelift SuperSport version that arrived in 2013 (pictured above). It still had the 321bhp 2.8-litre turbocharged V6 of its predecessor, but Vauxhall binned the speed limiter for a 170mph top end. It was all-wheel drive too and managed 0-62mph in 5.6 seconds – all for a starting price of £31,049 if you wanted the big-boot over the saloon. 

Anyway, all past experiences of Insignia VXR estates in the comments section below please folks. Here’s a snap of the similarly-fanged pre-facelift version to help jog your memories…