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]]> By: Lee Hughes http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-176622 Lee Hughes Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-176622 The pontiac solstice in my opinion, is one the best performance cars of all time.I personally drive a 1996 mustang cobra with a HP performance twin turbo kit.The car makes about 550hp at the wheels and yet the solstice would be no more than three car links behind me in the quarter mile.It makes you think that the boys at GM knew what they where doing when they developed the LS7.Not even the Shelby AC Cobra has posted numbers like that.So lay all jokes to the side,this is one Bad. . .Ass. . .Street. . .Car. The pontiac solstice in my opinion, is one the best
performance cars of all time.I personally drive a
1996 mustang cobra with a HP performance twin turbo
kit.The car makes about 550hp at the wheels and yet
the solstice would be no more than three car links
behind me in the quarter mile.It makes you think that the boys at GM knew what they where doing when they developed the LS7.Not even the Shelby AC Cobra has posted numbers like that.So lay all jokes to the side,this is one Bad. . .Ass. . .Street. . .Car.

]]> By: Scotch http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-81869 Scotch Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:50:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-81869 You people who think that Hot Rod simply shoved an LS7 into a Soltice need to read the articles, because you have NO IDEA what you are talking about. While I know damn-well that stats only scratch the surface when it comes to explaining how a car performs in the real world, but dig this Carrera GT 1/4 mile 11.1 @133 600-foot slalom 73.2 mph 60-0 101' Corvette Z06 1/4 mile 12.0 @124 600-foot slalom 70.8 mph 60-0 110' Enzo 1/4 mile 11.0 @133 600-foot slalom 71.0 mph 60-0 106' Murcielago 1/4 mile 11.7 @133 600-foot slalom 66.2 mph 60-0 110' Hot Rod Soltice 1/4 mile 10.99 @133* 600-foot slalom 74.9 mph 60-0 95' *Let's be fair - I'm sure this was a best time, not average... but STILL, damn. Just for the record, the Solstice posted a 1.05 G on street tires. That's impressive grip, period. Which of those cars would I take to Gingerman or Laguna Seca (or whatever they're calling it now)? The Carrera GT. Which ones would I buy first? The Solstice. Well, if I had the money, a DB9, but it's not on the list, and I'd buy it for different reasons, but I digress. I bet I could buy EIGHT copies of that Solstice for the price of ONE of those Porsches, and it would be a damn-sight easier to live with every day. Hell, I bet it even gets far better mileage. As far as I'm concerned, the Hot Rod Solstice is a triumph. You people who think that Hot Rod simply shoved an LS7 into a Soltice need to read the articles, because you have NO IDEA what you are talking about. While I know damn-well that stats only scratch the surface when it comes to explaining how a car performs in the real world, but dig this

Carrera GT 1/4 mile 11.1 @133 600-foot slalom 73.2 mph 60-0 101′
Corvette Z06 1/4 mile 12.0 @124 600-foot slalom 70.8 mph 60-0 110′
Enzo 1/4 mile 11.0 @133 600-foot slalom 71.0 mph 60-0 106′
Murcielago 1/4 mile 11.7 @133 600-foot slalom 66.2 mph 60-0 110′
Hot Rod Soltice 1/4 mile 10.99 @133* 600-foot slalom 74.9 mph 60-0 95′
*Let’s be fair – I’m sure this was a best time, not average… but STILL, damn.

Just for the record, the Solstice posted a 1.05 G on street tires. That’s impressive grip, period.

Which of those cars would I take to Gingerman or Laguna Seca (or whatever they’re calling it now)? The Carrera GT. Which ones would I buy first? The Solstice. Well, if I had the money, a DB9, but it’s not on the list, and I’d buy it for different reasons, but I digress. I bet I could buy EIGHT copies of that Solstice for the price of ONE of those Porsches, and it would be a damn-sight easier to live with every day. Hell, I bet it even gets far better mileage.

As far as I’m concerned, the Hot Rod Solstice is a triumph.

]]> By: Adam http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-17691 Adam Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:31:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-17691 http://www.mallettcars.com/solstice-conversion.htm this website can tie up loose ends for u guys. GM has no Connection to this car being produced. http://www.mallettcars.com/solstice-conversion.htm

this website can tie up loose ends for u guys.
GM has no Connection to this car being produced.

]]> By: Sherwood http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-16001 Sherwood Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:35:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-16001 GM will probably never put a V8 in this car - they're just too happy that it makes a profit now, and too scared to spend it away. BUT it'd be nice if they'd listen to the custom shops, and maybe make some slight production line changes so the V8 conversion won't have to cost $20k. That'll keep the market for Solstice-tuning healthy, and of course that means they sell more of 'em. GM will probably never put a V8 in this car – they’re just too happy that it makes a profit now, and too scared to spend it away. BUT it’d be nice if they’d listen to the custom shops, and maybe make some slight production line changes so the V8 conversion won’t have to cost $20k. That’ll keep the market for Solstice-tuning healthy, and of course that means they sell more of ‘em.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15733 Jeff Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:13:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15733 Greenspeed, pulling G's and handling are completely different things. Handling involves the chassis attitude at the limit, the steering feel, and a multitude of other things. .90 g just indicates it has a lot of grip. Americans confusing the two is the reason the Europeans always sneer at our efforts. That said, I have heard nothing to say that the Soltice does not handle excellent. Most of the magazines I have read have preferred it's hadling to that of the Miata (an issue of nimbleness vs. planted feeling at the limit). I think that shoving a giant v8 into the soltice accomplishes nothing more than turning one of the few European style cars we get from American corporations into just another high powered muscle car that is no longer great when the road isn't strait. Greenspeed, pulling G’s and handling are completely different things. Handling involves the chassis attitude at the limit, the steering feel, and a multitude of other things. .90 g just indicates it has a lot of grip. Americans confusing the two is the reason the Europeans always sneer at our efforts. That said, I have heard nothing to say that the Soltice does not handle excellent. Most of the magazines I have read have preferred it’s hadling to that of the Miata (an issue of nimbleness vs. planted feeling at the limit).

I think that shoving a giant v8 into the soltice accomplishes nothing more than turning one of the few European style cars we get from American corporations into just another high powered muscle car that is no longer great when the road isn’t strait.

]]> By: Chris http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15312 Chris Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:25:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15312 Wow Jon what an informing comment that was. Now what planet are you from? If you didn't notice the Solstice is SOLD OUT. So how was that a bad move by GM? Your bias is foaming from your ears, you might want to wipe that up. On a side note...thats a BAD-ASS Solstice Wow Jon what an informing comment that was. Now what planet are you from? If you didn’t notice the Solstice is SOLD OUT. So how was that a bad move by GM? Your bias is foaming from your ears, you might want to wipe that up.

On a side note…thats a BAD-ASS Solstice

]]> By: Jon http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15269 Jon Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:48:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15269 That’s great, another completely worthless GM product. WAY TO GO! Only XXX days until bankruptcy. GM made a ‘fast, sporty, hip, young car’ that: Isn’t fast. Isn’t sporty: since other than the CTS-V, no GM car can actually corner like a European car. Isn’t hip or young: Pontiac is neither a ‘hip’ nor ‘young’ badge Well, that’s a couple of tens of millions of dollars down the drain. Yet again, another nice move by GM. Oh, yes, regarding adding a 600 bhp producing engine to a car that isn’t designed for it and can’t corner to save your life, well…lets just say it can’t save your life. That’s great, another completely worthless GM product. WAY TO GO! Only XXX days until bankruptcy.

GM made a ‘fast, sporty, hip, young car’ that:

Isn’t fast.
Isn’t sporty: since other than the CTS-V, no GM car can actually corner like a European car.
Isn’t hip or young: Pontiac is neither a ‘hip’ nor ‘young’ badge

Well, that’s a couple of tens of millions of dollars down the drain. Yet again, another nice move by GM.

Oh, yes, regarding adding a 600 bhp producing engine to a car that isn’t designed for it and can’t corner to save your life, well…lets just say it can’t save your life.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15135 Anonymous Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:23:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15135 Jes' because you can down $300 worth of rubber in a Walmart parking lot; you'll still look like Buffy and Sandy from Middleburg H.S. The bad news: Buffy has already asked her mom for a new VW Eos because she reel-leey wants a 'hardtop convertible'. j i m Jes’ because you can down $300 worth of rubber in a Walmart parking lot; you’ll still look like Buffy and Sandy from Middleburg H.S.

The bad news: Buffy has already asked her mom for a new VW Eos because she reel-leey wants a ‘hardtop convertible’.

j i m

]]> By: JK http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15071 JK Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:49:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15071 It's dog ugly. Looks like a Kit-car. It’s dog ugly.
Looks like a Kit-car.

]]> By: durfff http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-15024 durfff Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-15024 wow that could be a nice little track car(and possible lotus exige killer?) wow that could be a nice little track car(and possible lotus exige killer?)

]]> By: spelling police http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14989 spelling police Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:11:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14989 The Mallet 400 Horsepower Ls2 conversion with many other options costs around $20,000 US. The Mallet 400 Horsepower Ls2 conversion with many other options costs around $20,000 US.

]]> By: Peter http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14988 Peter Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:08:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14988 I don't think they'll do that, the GXP is probably fast enough for a production car. They have the normally aspirated four, soon a turbo four (GXP), but if they keep those (likely), I doubt they'd get another 2 engine options. But yeah, thats cool. I don’t think they’ll do that, the GXP is probably fast enough for a production car. They have the normally aspirated four, soon a turbo four (GXP), but if they keep those (likely), I doubt they’d get another 2 engine options.

But yeah, thats cool.

]]> By: manny http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14967 manny Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:25:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14967 now if theyd only bump it up to the mallett 600-horse v8, theyd have the worlds baddest-er solstice... now if theyd only bump it up to the mallett 600-horse v8, theyd have the worlds baddest-er solstice…

]]> By: nick http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14960 nick Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:49:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14960 I predict by 2009 GM will at least install a V6 in the Solstice with an optional V8. I predict by 2009 GM will at least install a V6 in the Solstice with an optional V8.

]]> By: Tibble http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14954 Tibble Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:06:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14954 Man, that kinda looks like a mini Viper. Even thought im 16, i wish i could ride that badass machine Man, that kinda looks like a mini Viper. Even thought im 16, i wish i could ride that badass machine

]]> By: Dubb http://www.leftlanenews.com/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice.html#comment-14941 Dubb Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/17/the-worlds-baddest-pontiac-solstice/#comment-14941 hellll yeah hahaha how fast does the thing run and how much did the conversion cost? hellll yeah hahaha how fast does the thing run and how much did the conversion cost?

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