Comments on: New Pontiac Solstice Coupe ‘Vertently Revealed

By: Jamo

Jamo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:49:58 +0000

How much is the base model going to be, do you think?

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:01:04 +0000

What an ugly front

By: kericf

kericf — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:32:30 +0000

Actually, that looks like a pretty nice car. I’d buy one, after the hype wears off and I can get it with $3,000 off and 0% financing.

By: Orian

Orian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:00:27 +0000

I’d take the Solstice coupe with the turbo 4 over the Camaro any day of the week. That could be a very fun little car to drive, but only if it is priced similarly to Hyundai’s new RWD coupe…but it seats 4 (not sure I’d put anyone but small children in the back of it).

By: Strippo

Strippo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:27:17 +0000

I still wish they would have made that B E A U T I F U L Chevy Nomad.

To me the Nomad looks like the love child of a G35/Cooper tryst, except better looking than either parent.

By: Flipper

Flipper — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:30:24 +0000

I still wish they would have made that B E A U T I F U L Chevy Nomad. It would have given GM a chance to steal some of the MINI’s audience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chevy_nomad_concept.JPG

By: pnnyj

pnnyj — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:02:15 +0000

I might actually want to buy one of these (with the 2.0L turbo, of course.) Never thought I’d say that about any GM product besides the Corvette.

By: Samir Syed

Samir Syed — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:39:44 +0000

I keep waiting for an MX-5 Coupe with Mazdaspeed Turbos. Is it possible Pontiac will beat Mazda to the punch?

By: huy

huy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:21:52 +0000

the lack of a roof is mainly why i passed up the solstice, miata, s2000, etc. for all these years. with the phrt miata, i was intrigued, but i still have no use for a convertible. i just want a coupe. this one should be quite tempting…

By: meocuchad

meocuchad — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:16:27 +0000

I actually kinda like the way it looks…

But as a whole, I’m finding it more and more difficult to care about what GM is rolling out these days. What with all of the cannibalizing and badge engineering…

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:48:04 +0000

I’ll give it a couple of years to tank, then assuming Pontiac still exists consider it as a fun second car without all the problems that the retracted roof caused in the convertible. I wonder if there’s any chance they utilized the fact that the coupe has a roof to strip out some weight that was associated with stiffening the chasis of the convertible? Probably not, it is GM afterall.

By: Michael Karesh

Michael Karesh — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:47:13 +0000

The Solstice is so much smaller than either a G6 or a Camaro that they should all appeal to different groups of buyers.

By: frontline

frontline — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:06:13 +0000

This should quite a rigid little dude. It won’t take much to be sexier than the Z4 coupe.

By: ajla

ajla — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:52:33 +0000

The G6 coupe is a completely different car from the Solstice coupe. There is virtually no overlap between a heavy, floaty, FWD, 4-5 passenger coupe and a light(er), 2 seat RWD coupe

If the G6 convertible and the Solstice can coexist (although I don’t think either are doing too well at the moment), there’s no reason why the G6 coupe and the Solstice coupe shouldn’t be able to coexist either

Sorry, I meant to type “for me” at the end of my “largely useless” comment. It was supposed to be more of a personal declaration that I would now forget about the prospect of G6 coupe ownership- not a comment about their general sweet spot in the marketplace.

By: limmin

limmin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:43:55 +0000

Gorgeous.
My only regret is that I don’t fit in the convertible….same for the coupe, I reckon.
If you’re over 5′10″, shop elsewhere!

By: thetopdog

thetopdog — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:32:55 +0000

The G6 coupe is a completely different car from the Solstice coupe. There is virtually no overlap between a heavy, floaty, FWD, 4-5 passenger coupe and a light(er), 2 seat RWD coupe

By: Jonny Lieberman

Jonny Lieberman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:30:49 +0000

ajla: If they make a CXP version with that sweet, sweet 2.0-liter turbo 260 hp mill, then I’m with you.

But I hope they iron out at least some of the many, many kinks.

By: ajla

ajla — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:24:03 +0000

And, with this, the G6 coupe now becomes largely useless.

Personally, I’d get this Solstice before the Camaro, but I might be in the minority.

By: reg_pfj

reg_pfj — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:23:38 +0000

Are sales of the twins sagging, or is this a planned progression? Or both?

By: thalter

thalter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:22:42 +0000

As long as long as it continues to work, they will continue to “leak”.