Comments on: Solstice coupe due next year?

By: mlm1703

mlm1703 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:18:20 +0000

the SKY is so much better looking than the solstice… if anything new is done it should be on the SKY. and there is a guy where i live (nashville) that put a turbo on the 2.4 and got well over 300hp on the dyno.

By: nitinsharma1000

nitinsharma1000 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:18:30 +0000

somebody delete 1487_GM_SALES’s account.

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:36:41 +0000

No, but seriously you must have the mind of a pubescent, *zit popping 12 year old* (as I’ve said countless times) jacking off to cheap 80’s porno-music.

I believe your one of those “retards” Renton mentioned. Your vocabulary and punctuation stinks, you chose very short minded statements, and don’t match any sense of humor that others have had on this site if that’s what your trying to achieve.

The Z4 and 350Z don’t really compete with this car, in terms of powertrain and price, regardless of the base price being manipulated torwards demand and over-MSRP hikes.

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:28:49 +0000

“Renton, look in the mirror.”

What a diss, if I rightfully may say so myself! That was one of the strongest come backs I’ve ever witnessed, you should be featured on “Yo Mamma”! I praise you for your cunning humor and bold mind!

…*Sarcasm*

By: angelo

angelo — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:28:12 +0000

if it’s cheaper than the convertible, it’ll be a bargain with boatloads of fun, and a trunk!

By: Htay5500

Htay5500 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:38:41 +0000

so do I.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:37:51 +0000

Htay, I think only good-looking women should drive convertibles

By: 1487_GM_SALES

1487_GM_SALES — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:29 +0000

Renton, look in the mirror.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:47:43 +0000

actually i think the sky is better looking.

By: Sharif

Sharif — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:14:49 +0000

I agree with deanster. granted I would love a 300hp 6mt coupe because it would be an awesome track car with a decent trunk, I would rather live.

By: Deanster

Deanster — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:00:39 +0000

YEah it’s goodlooking, although on the road it’s a little girly. Too bubbly and round, like a little Hello Kitty bubblegum car.

Keep it below 200 hp, women drivers are already xxxxing bad enough.

By: Renton

Renton — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:00:38 +0000

Man….. I was away for awhile, but the retards keep popping up.

There is a lot more to a car than its looks.

GM still has not figured that out.

By: Htay5500

Htay5500 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:17:26 +0000

gmsales, I find most of the convertables tht you mentioned including the solstice, are chick cars.

anyways, I find this interesting. hope it will come out.

By: DaHarder

DaHarder — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:41:09 +0000

I remember seeing the Solstice Coupe on the show car circuit and thinking…

My God, That Thing’s Stunning!

Let’s hope those sentiments won’t change when it hits the road next year…

By: Cooper

Cooper — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:44:54 +0000

No need for a v6 with the Turbo Direct Injection 2.0 4 cyl. putting out 260 h.p., (I hope GM can get this engine in more products, now that they cancelled the supercharged 2.0) but I do like the idea of a Limited Edition V8 collector car, good idea.

By: youngm7

youngm7 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:43:54 +0000

They don’t need to up the displacement on the turbo, the 2.0 has a square bore and stroke, so it’s optimal.

And it’s why they can push 20lbs of boost factory.

What they need to do is make some upgrades available through GM Performance Parts, like they’ve done with the Cobalt SS. That’d make it really perform for people who desire that.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:07:05 +0000

LETS SEE A Z4 OR A SOLSTICE, DUH Z4 FOR ME, TOO BAD I DONT LIKE CONVERTABLES.

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:41:10 +0000

I think a Sky coupe is inevitable, considering the Sky is sold as the Opel GT elsewhere in the world, and the original Opel GT was ONLY sold as a coupe! Perhaps GM plans to build/rebadge the Solstice coupe as an Opel GT (with the Sky’s front end of course) but not sell it in the US as a Saturn.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:35:41 +0000

Finally! I wasn’t going to touch the thing because it was a convertible.

By: musclemustang94

musclemustang94 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:30:23 +0000

A 260 hp turbo 4, RWD, manual trans, and a coupe now? What more could you want? This car is hot, ive always liked ‘em. They look so sexy in black in real life.

By: 1487_GM_SALES

1487_GM_SALES — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:35:50 +0000

This car will be nothing but a bonafide hit. With the sales of chick cars like the Z4, Porsche, Miata and 350Z pretty much dead now that the hot new Kappas are on the market, a coupe form could only bring even more traffic into the Pontiac and Saturn showrooms. And as V-series mentioned, the ugly 1-series that people are getting worked up about, well don’t worry because LLN is pretty much the only place you’ll find that kind of interest. Everywhere else people are disgusted by the newest BMW, they’d probably rather have the Solstice instead. The BMW is too slow and those cars spend way too much time in the shop to be worth the money.

By: Bush

Bush — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:30:53 +0000

jonstew,

with regard to the details you bring up ie. badges etc. I agree with that, but overall I think its a real improvment for GM. They can do it – if they (management?) would just stop shooting themselves in the foot all the time.

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:16:35 +0000

This car looks great, but I would only buy one if they offer a 250 hp version ala S2000.

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:03:56 +0000

A V-6 would be a smart choice, but if they made a Solstice coupe with V-8’s in smaller numbers like I mentioned then that would make it great.

I can’t imagine a Sky Coupe… Let’s never bring that up again.

By: Renton

Renton — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:03:23 +0000

At least it addresses the problem of the crappy fitting top and the lack of luggage space when top down.

By: Scarface03

Scarface03 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:57:35 +0000

I think Piablo’s right about the V8. How different could the GM V6 be? The engine compartment of a small roadster is only so big, and how much can the V6 weigh? You’d have to think that the engine’s weight would be the primary consideration regarding balance. If a V8 works just nice, why not a V6? A V8 Solstice coupe would likely be at a far lower price point than a ‘Vette’s, which might be too enticing for potential Vette buyers.
The Z4 IS one of the ugliest cars designed. I think the Sky looks better than the Solstice, but the Pontiac still looks good.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:36:07 +0000

Doesn’t work for me, but I’m probably in the monority.
They should bring it out, but not make a Sky coupe.

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:30:03 +0000

The car is beautiful… that is, before you put liscence plates on it! Then it reminds you of a bucktooth beaver…

Make a *small number* of coupes with a V-8 and it will become none less than a classic.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:15:21 +0000

Gotta disagree the jonstew. The car is hot.
Anyway, I wonder if a predictably lighter coupe version would be faster or slower in acceleration at a light. Such is the case in the new Miata hard top. It is heavier, but it out-accelerates the lighter manual top because it gets more power to the ground (MotorWeek TV, I think). Obviously, when you hit the twistys lighter is better. That’s what I care about. I’m with piablo, I’d like to see this car on a diet and drive it on a road course. I’ve never driven a car that is more thrilling at this than the Miata.

By: jonstew

jonstew — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:44:11 +0000

Damn Bush you figured it out! It was a toss up between the Pacer and the Aztec!

Sorry it bothers you I think the Solice is ugly but I am far from the only one who does. Maybe if Pontiac had left the stupid looking Pontiac trademark BMW ripoff grill off the front of the car, put a convertible top on it that did not look like an afterthought and not put those stupid GM badges on the fenders it might look a little better, leaving the round backup lights off the rear bumper and intergrating them into the taillights might help too.

By: 55amg

55amg — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:06:08 +0000

umm a pontiac i like the idea of..? wtf?

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:01:40 +0000

AGREED PIABLO, A WOULD LOVE A SOLSTICE COUPE.

By: Bush

Bush — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:48:10 +0000

I guess Jonstew’s idea of a beautiful car is the Pontiac Aztec.

By: Piablo

Piablo — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:43:39 +0000

What a gorgeous car! I’ll have to disagree though with their issue regarding the V6. Mallett stuck the base Vette V8 in the roadster version, beefed up the suspension, and the car performed like the convertible Vette for $20k less. It’s not a matter of imbalance, they don’t want to canabalise sales of the Vette. Considering how beautiful the Solstice is, I would probably buy one over the Vette anyway if I were in the market.

I hope the future gens of this car focus on trimming weight with an aim towards the Elise and S2000. This could be a great track racer.

By: Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:43:26 +0000

They should turbocharge a 2.4 Liter to get around 300 horsepower. That will be an amazing car.