Opel Tigra Twin Top test since 2005 hatchback

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The winner of the annual competition of the year, held as part of the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, was the new Opel Tigra Twintop. At the end of July in Hamburg, journalists were able to evaluate the sled qualities of this catchy car.
The Tigra model returned to operation after a four -year absence. Now it is not just a compartment, but a battery compartment. A double car received a folding hard top, such a solution is becoming more fashionable in the global convertible. It is on this principle that, for example, the direct competitor of the Peugeot 206 CC tiger was created.
For the entire operation to fold (laying out) of the hard roof, electronic motorchildren requires 18 seconds. It is curious that the mechanism transforming the coupe into a convertible, for Opel, and for Peugeot was created by one company of French Heuliez.
The new Tigra is not a toy at all. At least externally. According to ideology, this car is clearly intended for the beautiful half of humanity. However, a typical reaction oh, what a nice machine! Not for her. Young Opel designers managed to give a compact double -sized combined, acute appearance. Opel Tigra is more suitable for the role of boyfriend than the best girlfriend.
Another interesting feature of the appearance of the compartment: a combination of aggressiveness and affableness. The front of Tigra is made in the style of the new Opel Astra. So Opel emphasizes the unity of its model range and, it seems, finally gets rid of the image of the manufacturer of cars with fresh appearance.
The design of the front part of the dashboard and control organs is almost completely repeated by Opel Corsa (Tigra is built on its base). Only plastic inserts for aluminum, fabric casing of the doors, repeating the colors of the seats, and the seats themselves with severe lateral support, revive the interior.
However, the changes in the interior were not enough to configure the driver to the combat driving style, and the passenger to read the navigator of the stupid transcript. I want to dissect the space at a leisurely pace, enjoying the wind, the sun and the sky. Actually, the technical filling of Tigra Twintop does not have an active ride. Despite the fact that the Cam-Capriolet compartment is made on the basis of the hot hatchback Opel Corsa GSI, you will not try his peppercorn in his behavior. The taste is foreseen primarily by motors. In the serial version of the Code, the Drill can be equipped with two variants of gasoline engines: 1.4 liters and 1.8 liters (with a capacity of 90 and 125 hp, respectively). They provide even and smooth acceleration, allow you to perform calm overtaking, confidently starting off even novice drivers, but do not expect sharp accelerations and pickups from them.
The suspension of the new Tigra is tuned to the walking style of driving. It is not intended for sharp maneuvers, and this feature in the nature of the Cabiolet compartment will surely appeal to women to customers Tigra. According to the personal sensations, the capricious coupe behaves on the road as well as the standard Opel Corsa hatchback.
When asked when Opel Tigra Twintop will appear in Russia, General Motors representatives cannot yet give a clear answer. Given the current product policy of the Russian branch of GM (the extreme Opel Speedster Roadster is sold in Russia) and the rather successful sales of the competitor Peugeot 206 SS, General Motors has no visible reasons to refuse the supply of pretty tiger to our sun unconnected by the Sun.
Igor Komarov
 

Source: Wheel (company)