New Pontiac Solstice Coupe ‘Vertently Revealed

20 Comments on “ New Pontiac Solstice Coupe ‘Vertently Revealed ”

• thalter :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
  
  

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

• reg_pfj :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
  
  

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

• ajla :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
  
  

  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.

• Jonny Lieberman :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
  
  

  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.

• thetopdog :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
  
  

  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

• limmin :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
  
  

  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!

• ajla :
  March 17th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
  
  

  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.

• frontline :
  March 17th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
  
  

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

• Michael Karesh :
  March 17th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
  
  

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

• Lumbergh21 :
  March 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
  
  

  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.

• meocuchad :
  March 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
  
  

  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…

• huy :
  March 17th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
  
  

  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…

• Samir Syed :
  March 17th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
  
  

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

• pnnyj :
  March 17th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
  
  

  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.

• Flipper :
  March 17th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
  
  

  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

• Strippo :
  March 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am
  
  

  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.

• Orian :
  March 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
  
  

  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).

• kericf :
  March 18th, 2008 at 10:32 am
  
  

  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.

• David Holzman :
  March 18th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
  
  

  What an ugly front

• Jamo :
  March 19th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
  
  

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

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