Following Opel’s introduction of the Swing Top roof on the Adam city car, Toyota is offering a similar canvas roof option for the Aygo, called X-Wave.

For the moment we only have pricing information for the UK market, where the X-Wave retractable canvas roof is a £895 ($1,365) option. Offered on the five-door Aygo X-Pression model, the factory fitted roof is finished in black and covers the entire length of the car’s ceiling, ensuring that rear seat passenger also get to enjoy the drop top experience. The roof is electrically operated via a simple switch next to the map light control in the headlining.

UK customers who will choose the X-Wave roof can also order the X-tra convenience pack, as well as all other options and customization features available for the X-Pression trim level, apart from the roof decals.

The Toyota Aygo X-Pression model features 15-inch alloy wheels, front fog lamps, projector headlights with LED daytime running lights, the X-Touch multimedia system with DAB and Bluetooth, reversing camera and air conditioning.

It also has gloss black accents on the bodywork and in the cabin, and can be hed with five exterior colors: White Flash, Electro Grey, Silver Splash, Red Pop and Deep Blue Buzz.

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