Comments on: GM reportedly gives Kappa II platform the ax

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:13:21 +0000

Well I guess I gotta get my Solstice Coupe GXP before GM stops making it…

By: speedemon

speedemon — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:49:44 +0000

Thank God!Now if we can get GM to stop making cars period(excluding the vette)I can be proud to be American again

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:33:14 +0000

Need more oil, please don’t be another iHustle. You can tout GM all you want. That’s fine. But wishing the demise of other makes is just plain wrong.

Engine and power, the 350Z is actually pretty decent. Yeah, the interior sucks, and build quality isn’t that great, but it’s still a beast in terms of power and it shouldn’t be underestimated. That’s all I was saying. Drivability in this case is subjective.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:43:23 +0000

Don’t underestimate what? It’s an unreliable POS with a cheap interior, lousy build quality and terrible driving characteristics. The Kappa is a completely different category well above a ****ty Nissan.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:01:46 +0000

Don’t underestimate the 350Z. It’s a monster compared to the others.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:47:35 +0000

Since everyone knows that the Kappa is the only real performance car amongst all the girlie posuer ones like the Z4, SLK, 350Z, S2000 and Miata, there are going to be a lot of disappointed Americans. I don’t understand why GM is putting its leadership in the segment on the line for the sake of money.

Everyone knows that GM dominates in trucks and SUV’s and currently has a class leader in every car segment including convertibles. Letting go of their leadership in this segment is a mistake. I guess if it helps them to continue to build world-class, top notch, cars outside of this segment then OK. But this leaves a gaping hole in the segment and leaves buyers to settle for piles of crap like the Z4, SLK, 350Z, S2000 and Miata.

By: inline6

inline6 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:39:28 +0000

Folks, the Solstice and Sky are probably here to stay. That means the Solstice coupe will get a meaningful life before the Alpha comes along to replace the line. Building a platform that can accomodate small RWD sedans, and building coupe/roadster models off of it is a MUCH better solution.

GM risked something with these cars, and the halo effect they bestow is worth more to GM than the bottom line these individual cars bring in. If the next-gen Alpha-based models provide solutions to the Kappa problems (e.g. weight, exterior size, and lack of storage space), then GM will not only have something that will have a shot at making money, but they’ll continue to compete in neat little market.

By: jonnycat

jonnycat — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:35:32 +0000

Have they even thought about raising the price? How Much are they losing per car. I’m sure it’ll be less than $2000. A $2000 price bump could still keep the car going.

By: qpt_dude

qpt_dude — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:33:35 +0000

yeah, the Kappa platformed cars were really the only American cars i had interest in and i would’ve loved to see a successor. Another strike against GM for me

By: VWgrouP

VWgrouP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:16:00 +0000

Pontiac..ew

By: ktulu

ktulu — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:07:11 +0000

dumb decision
RWD is best

By: Bimmer

Bimmer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:50:27 +0000

Don’t like Solstice, but Sky looks good. Still no good for my 6′5″ frame, but Z4 feels just perfect.

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:22:14 +0000

Too bad, the Solstice/Sky was a bright light in a sea of misery (except for Cadillac) for GM. Not interested in these cars anyways.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:58:45 +0000

The GXP version of the Solstice was pretty sweet, though. I’d hate to see that performance gone because of “high production costs”.

By: golf4me

golf4me — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:33:59 +0000

Bummer, the PLATFORM seemed to be decent, it was the tractor-like powertrain, poor top design, and lack of any kind of storage space that did this car in. What they SHOULD have done is made the Nomad and a new Nova (coupe/sedan) on this platform to spread the costs of development and the factory around enough to make it profitable. Well, that and put some decent, more refined powertrains in them…

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:29:18 +0000

RWD rules. FWD is for men who are pathetic losers, and women.

By: beemerdude

beemerdude — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:01:00 +0000

Is the photo the new Solstice Coupe? Wow… looks really HOT!!

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:45:52 +0000

What about my Solstice Coupe?

By: Icarus

Icarus — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:18:41 +0000

Sounds like GM is realizing that they were overbuilding the platform and/or setting themselves up for inefficiency. A short Alpha should do fine, reduce costs, and maximize economies of scale. If they weren’t too far along with K2, then not much delay either.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:15:09 +0000

Well then it’s a good thing they’re about to bring out the Solstice coupe so that it can also lose money.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:53:38 +0000

People, GM loses money on every Kappa sold. It is not going to make-up the losses in volume.

By: fuk-u-asshole

fuk-u-asshole — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:36:40 +0000

the were pretty crap anyway

By: shaver

shaver — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:34:28 +0000

Disasterous