Category: Convertibles 
Price Range: £14,145 to £15,185
Metal folding roof, fun to drive, well-built.
Not particularly cheap, some styling gimmicks, no manual boot release.
Handles nicely, looks cute and seems well screwed-together, should be easy and amusing to run and own.
The Tigra is Vauxhall's answer to the Peugeot 206 CC, Ford Streetka, Mini Convertible, Nissan Micra C+C and so on: a supermini-sized roadster which may not be particularly powerful, but is affordable and fun.
Unlike the 206 CC, it doesn't pretend to be a four-seater, though it can seat two in comfort and provide a useful load capacity. It has a metal folding hard top, which quickly retracts at the touch of a button (and the easy release of two manual catches), and feels solid and secure. Coming with either 1.4-litre (90bhp) or 1.8-litre (125bhp) petrol engines, or the 1.3 CDTI diesel unit (70bhp), prices start from £13,750.
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wrote on 25 11 2006