Vauxhall Tigra Sport Rogue: When a mock top isn’t really a mock top
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 by admin
Mock tops: they’re not just for Cadillacs anymore. Heck, now they’re not even for non-convertibles anymore. Across the pond, Vauxhall has found an answer to a question no one has asked — or at least a question no one should be asking. That question is, “how do we appeal to customers who want the look of a soft top on their hardtop convertible.”
Our answer: Those customers are insane — pay them no mind. Their answer: Give the droptop a mock top…even though it’s not technically “mock”. This, in a nutshell, is rationale behind the Vauxhall Tigra Sport Rogue, whose folding metal roof is covered in red fabric, combining the look of a soft top with the added weight and diminished cargo capacity that come with a retractable hardtop. Brilliant. The least they could have done was insert fake bows under the fabric to really drive home the theme. I mean, that treatment looked completely awesome on the four-door Buick Regal grandpa speciaI I saw in the supermarket parking lot the other day.
[Source: Vauxhall]