Opel Astra TwinTop 1.8 RHT Review: Twin sharing

What we like:

Solid interior build quality

well-weighted helm and smooth operating hard top.

What we dislike:

Hardtop unfortunately rattles when on the go

extra weight on the TwinTop means the engine lacks grunt. And a 4-speed automatic? How ancient can it get?

Opel may have intended this car to be both a coupe and a cabriolet, but the less-than-Teutonic metal roof has instead made the TwinTop better as a cabriolet than a coupe.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad car per se. The roof is remarkably smooth and jerk-free in operation, while the interior has a solid, well-built feel. The steering, we might add, is nicely weighted as well.

Now if the engineers could only get rid of those pesky rattles...

Credits: Story by Jeremy R. Chua, pictures by Azfar Hashim