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260hp/260tq GXP
Photo from GM Inside News: (IMG:http://www.gminsidenews.com/naias/laias_2006/solstice_gxp/2.jpg) Photos, Press Releases |
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Jan 3 2006, 12:53 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14 |
Yeah, I was linked to this from another site earlier today. If I weren't living on a racing budget, this would be an interesting car for me to consider.
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Jan 3 2006, 12:58 AM
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That is a sweet looking ride.
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Jan 3 2006, 01:02 AM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,289 Joined: 4-May 04 From: Kenvil, NJ Member No.: 331 |
Definately a good option, but I'm thinking I wont be comfy driving something that small. Not saying I wont fit in it well, just not enough car around me. Now if someone were to put a sturdy roof on it, then I'll be more interested.
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Jan 3 2006, 01:17 AM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,957 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Utah Member No.: 317 |
QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 2 2006, 19:02) Definately a good option, but I'm thinking I wont be comfy driving something that small. Not saying I wont fit in it well, just not enough car around me. Now if someone were to put a sturdy roof on it, then I'll be more interested. I agree. Nice looking, but I prefer to have a stronger steel box around me. |
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Jan 3 2006, 01:23 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40 |
Nice. Now if they just made a hardtop.
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Jan 3 2006, 01:43 AM
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QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Jan 2 2006, 19:23) Nice. Now if they just made a hardtop. It's in the pipeline. Well.....a removable hardtop anyway. QUOTE Pontiac will build hardtop Solstice
By Jason Stein and Robert Sherefkin Automotive News / May 23, 2005 DETROIT -- General Motors will offer a removable hardtop on the Pontiac Solstice roadster in the first quarter of 2007, supplier and GM sources say. The variant is part of GM's attempt to race the Solstice in Sports Car Club of America events. To race there, an automaker must have a production version of a hardtop vehicle. During a panel discussion at the SAE World Congress in Detroit last month, Mark Reuss, executive director of GM's Performance Division, showed a picture of a car labeled the 2007 Solstice GT. The photo showed the car in coupe form with a sloping, fixed roof. Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson says the vehicle is still under study. "We're not ruling out a lot of possibilities," Hopson says. "We're going to explore some of those." GM insiders say Pontiac would like to add a hardtop to its lineup to stoke enthusiasm for what already appears to be a popular vehicle. As of Monday, May 16, Pontiac had 8,177 orders for the Solstice, GM says. Pontiac says it will start building the vehicle this summer. Reuss said he envisions a hardtop Solstice competing for the title in the Stock B-class competition against the Mazda Miata or in the Grand-Am Cup ST-class racing circuit against the BMW 330 and Mazda RX-8. The Solstice is built at GM's Wilmington, Del., plant on the Kappa rear-wheel-drive architecture. Late next year GM will start building an Opel version of the Solstice in Wilmington. The Opel vehicle will be exported to Europe and will not be sold in the United States. This post has been edited by Racer X: Jan 3 2006, 01:44 AM |
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Jan 3 2006, 02:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
...needs more power... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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Jan 3 2006, 02:47 AM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 2 2006, 20:37) ...needs more power... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I think i read somewhere that a v8 just happen's to fit nicely into it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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Jan 3 2006, 03:02 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 404 Joined: 12-January 04 From: From PA, now AR Member No.: 120 |
QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jan 2 2006, 20:47) I think i read somewhere that a v8 just happen's to fit nicely into it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I'm just chock full of useless info tonight. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Mallett LS2 Solstice |
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Jan 3 2006, 03:19 AM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (Racer X @ Jan 2 2006, 22:02) QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jan 2 2006, 20:47) I think i read somewhere that a v8 just happen's to fit nicely into it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I'm just chock full of useless info tonight. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Mallett LS2 Solstice That's where I was headed. I read about the Mallett version a few weeks ago. |
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Jan 3 2006, 05:13 AM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Jan 2 2006, 21:19) QUOTE (Racer X @ Jan 2 2006, 22:02) QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jan 2 2006, 20:47) I think i read somewhere that a v8 just happen's to fit nicely into it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I'm just chock full of useless info tonight. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Mallett LS2 Solstice That's where I was headed. I read about the Mallett version a few weeks ago. Nice! |
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Jan 3 2006, 05:38 AM
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CMCer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 |
Nice lookin' ride! A step in the right direction for GM...so many wrong steps with us budget performance folks lately!
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Jan 3 2006, 07:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 471 Joined: 13-December 05 From: North Olmsted, OH Member No.: 1,010 |
QUOTE (Racer X @ Jan 2 2006, 21:02) I'm just chock full of useless info tonight. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Mallett LS2 Solstice Good God! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) They offer a 600hp Supercharged option, in a car the size of a miata. I bet that would be fun ride albeit the $66k+ price tag, but then again If it can out handle and out power a viper if should be worth it just to see the look on a Viper owner's face. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) This post has been edited by killer_bluebird: Jan 3 2006, 07:45 AM |
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Jan 3 2006, 02:44 PM
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Moderator Group: Advanced Members Posts: 863 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 5 |
Depends on what it will cost. If they keep it reasonable for the GXP version, then I might think about it. Especially if it's easily upgradeable like most turbo cars. Of course reading on it a little, it states that it runs up to 20psi, so it may not be that easy to mod for extra performance for a while.
Honestly though, I think I'd really prefer the Saturn Sky version once they offer it in a Turbo version. |
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