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To make a cool city car that they can charge a lot more for, Opel couldn't just go to the old names bin and resurrect it. There's no Opel 500 or Cooper. However, this hasn't stopped the Germans from making the Adam, a small runabout with big personality.
Thanks to the Adam, Opel lost its image as a company car brand. You no longer bought an Opel just with your bank account, you bought it with your heart as well.
Over the couple of years since its launch, they've added colors for the roof, wheels with spoke covers and even called on celebrity power. However, the Adam cannot call itself a true city car until it loses its roof, at least partially.
That's where this prototype comes in, the car we are referring to as the Adam Cabrio. It's actually a glorified sunroof made from fabric. The Fiat 500c has a similar setup, keeping its doors and roof rails, but the Adam even holds onto its rear windscreen.
It's not a true open-air experience, but you don't have to worry about people stealing the stuff you placed on the rear bench while sitting at the lights. What's more, the boot on the Adam ragtop is a conventional hatch, much better for putting stuff in than the oven doors on the 500c and MINI.
Another advantage is that all of the structural rigidity is kept, and only about 20 kg or so will be added to the weight of the car. What's more a real convertible costs many thousands more than a hatch, but this one will be somewhere between €500 and €1000 extra. It's going to be a great car, this Opel cabrio.
Over the couple of years since its launch, they've added colors for the roof, wheels with spoke covers and even called on celebrity power. However, the Adam cannot call itself a true city car until it loses its roof, at least partially.
That's where this prototype comes in, the car we are referring to as the Adam Cabrio. It's actually a glorified sunroof made from fabric. The Fiat 500c has a similar setup, keeping its doors and roof rails, but the Adam even holds onto its rear windscreen.
It's not a true open-air experience, but you don't have to worry about people stealing the stuff you placed on the rear bench while sitting at the lights. What's more, the boot on the Adam ragtop is a conventional hatch, much better for putting stuff in than the oven doors on the 500c and MINI.
Another advantage is that all of the structural rigidity is kept, and only about 20 kg or so will be added to the weight of the car. What's more a real convertible costs many thousands more than a hatch, but this one will be somewhere between €500 and €1000 extra. It's going to be a great car, this Opel cabrio.
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