Hard Top, Soft Top?

By Jen

Editor

Cloth convertible or retractable hardtop? The design gurus at Opel, perhaps in an effort to appease the indecisive, think you realy should have it all: a fabric-covered retractable hardtop. Hmm, okay then! The new Tigra Illusion micro-convertible aims to evoke the look of the classic cabriolet while sporting all the benefits of a solid-roofed vehicle. Personally I think they could’ve just left it bare, and that a retractable hardtop is always the better option: it’s the only way a convertible can look good with the top up. What’s your preference�ragtop or retractable?

Via CarScoop

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Posted at 9:41 am in Geneva Motor Show, Jen Dunnaway, Opel, Show Cars

Comments

fugitiveALiEN
Feb 28, 2008 at 12:33 pm

If i could choose i’d prefer a hard top convertible. Then followed by an actual ragtop. This thing might as well have been a lincoln town car two tone hardvertible. =/

Ted
Feb 27, 2008 at 5:14 pm

okay… just as long as the roof panels are not steel, so when the fabric ages and water gets past it, there isn’t a rustfest beneath.

Highspeedhijinks
Feb 27, 2008 at 1:49 pm

They should have painted it that color instead. That would be a cool idea. That or a vynil top… I hate vynil tops but what do I care I’d never own one anyways haha

Jake
Feb 27, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Retractable ftw. Ragtops fade, turn funny colors, and then look like crap.