Press Release
It's Always Summer Somewhere
While temperatures in Europe leave no doubt Christmas is around the corner, Opel Tigra TwinTop drivers in the southern hemisphere can let the sun in with the “top down”. The sporty cabrio-coupé with the innovative retractable steel roof is now available in South Africa and Australia. At the same time, the Tigra shows its strength as a winter-proof coupé here in Europe. Its year-round suitability is underlined by growing success in Singapore and the Ukraine, as well as from Norway to Great Britain, Malta and Cyprus.
The two-seat Tigra TwinTop was introduced in South Africa in July, when it was winter there. Since then, it has become even more popular than anticipated. Along the lines of the launch campaign “Take it off”, more and more drivers are letting their top down. The South Africans particularly appreciate the Tigra’s design, good driving characteristics, value for money and easy-to-operate retractable roof.
The Tigra has been on the roads in Australia under the GM brand name “Holden” since October with the slogan “New Holden Tigra. Go Hunting.” There it is offered in right-hand drive form, as in South Africa, and in Great Britain by Vauxhall. Customers are especially impressed with the clever roof design: folding into the trunk in a space-saving manner, the roof enables generous trunk room both when it is up and down, up to a maximum of
440 liters. Together with 70 liters in a compartment right behind the seats, a best-in-class total cargo capacity of over 500 liters is available. The Tigra TwinTop has also won praise for its driving performance, fresh, progressive looks and customary high Opel quality. Independent experts and international car specialists also praised the Tigra’s many positive characteristics, electing it “Cabrio of the Year 2004” at the Geneva Motor Show.
In Australia, the Tigra comes exclusively with the top-of-the-line 1.8 ECOTEC engine (92 kW/125 hp), while in South Africa, it is also available with the 1.4 TWINPORT ECOTEC unit (66 kW/90 hp). In Europe, a state-of-the-art common-rail diesel with 1.3-liter displacement and 51 kW/70 hp is also offered. As an alternative to the five-speed manual transmission, the 1.4 variant is also available with Easytronic automated manual transmission.
