The name of the first new mid-size convertible built and designed by the company for more than 70 years has now been revealed.

Called Cascada, the model is 4.7 metres in length - more than 70mm longer than Audi's A5 convertible - with a full-size fabric roof, giving the car a classy and elegant profile.  The roof can be opened or closed at the touch of a button, even when the car is moving at up to 30mph.

While Vauxhall has enjoyed considerable success in the past with open-topped models in the compact class, and has also commissioned open-topped versions of the Cavalier to be built by outside manufacturers, the Cascada is the first mid-size convertible that it's built and designed in-house since before the last war.

Cascada, a Spanish word meaning waterfall, is the third new name to be introduced by Vauxhall this year, following Mokka and ADAM, and each model is set to be incremental to the company's current line up.

Vauxhall's Chairman and Managing Director, Duncan Aldred, was enthusiastic about the lift each model offer the company: "Cascada, along with ADAM and Mokka, will bring a fresh and exciting dimension to our product line-up for customers.  This year is genuinely a new chapter in Vauxhall's long history, and I'm pleased that we're able to enter the mid-size convertible sector with Cascada, and continue to refresh people's perception of our great brand."