Opel didn't build this folding-hardtop Tigra itself — it handed the job to French coachbuilder Heuliez, who assembled every TwinTop in Cerizay, France.
Lead trim: 1.4 Z14XEP (90 PS) · up to 123 hp
Opel Tigra TwinTop B2004–2009
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FactOpel didn't build this folding-hardtop Tigra itself — it handed the job to French coachbuilder Heuliez, who assembled every TwinTop in Cerizay, France.
A two-seater coupé convertible with a retractable hardtop in the fashion of the Peugeot 206 CC, launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2004 as Opel resurrected the Tigra name after four years, based on the third-generation Corsa (Corsa C) and built by the French coachbuilder Heuliez at Cerizay, with sales from October 2004. Designed by Niels Loeb, it wore Vauxhall's corporate "V" front grille first seen on the 1994 Vauxhall Omega. The base model used a 1.4-litre with 90 PS and the top model the Ecotec 1.8 from the Corsa GSi with 125 PS, and an economical 1.3 Multijet diesel, from Fiat, followed in 2005. In Australia it was sold as the XC series Holden Tigra with only the 1.8. Production ended in May 2009 with 90,874 built.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 CDTI diesel | 2005–2009 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 Z14XEP (90 PS) | 2004–2009 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 Z18XE (125 PS) | 2004–2009 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Opel didn't build this folding-hardtop Tigra itself — it handed the job to French coachbuilder Heuliez, who assembled every TwinTop in Cerizay, France.
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