| Overall Rating |
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| Description |
| Recommended. Vauxhall's entrant in the booming compact cabriolet market offers characterful styling, solid engineering and a clever folding hardtop. |
| Handling |
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| Comfort |
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| Quality & Reliability |
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| Performance |
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| Roominess |
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| Running Costs |
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| Value for Money |
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| Stereo/Sat Nav |
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| NCAP |
| 4 |
| Best Models |
| 1.8 Sport |
| Worst Models |
| 1.4 base |
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| Road Test |
| Like rivals such as the Peugeot 206 CC, Vauxhall's second generation Tigra will be selling primarily to a female market. That said, the little hardtop's styling is less explicitly 'girly' than that of rivals like the Ford StreetKa and VW Beetle Cabriolet. Solid construction offers good refinement with the roof up or down and the chassis yields taut, proportional responses. Roadster layout means only two seats, but cabin space is decent and the quality of materials on view is high. The basic 90 bhp 1.4 litre version offers barely adequate performance, taking a un-roadster-ish 12 seconds to crack 60 mph from rest. The 125 bhp 1.8 litre option is far better, with enough power to provide a spirited drive. Equipment levels are reasonable, but prices are not cheap: look out for special offers and incentives to make it better value. |
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