franklin Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Saw a thing in Autoweek today about the 2007 Soltice due late this summer. 2.0 liter direct injection turbo 260HP and 260 #ft. Sounds like a hoot. The regular one is said to be a excellent road car with this kind of power and excellent handling could get more interisting. Price wise should be 4-5 k more about 26-27K. Opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 i'll take the saturn version with the turbo thank u...the pontiac version is fugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 i'll take the saturn version with the turbo thank u...the pontiac version is fugly Ok maybe the Saturn version. Whatever floats your boat. Same set up I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Gotta disagree with you Twisted. Have you seen one in person? I am seriously considering buying one in 07, thats if the GT remains a 5 speed.... I would definately drive one!! Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 ^ GM lover of another kind aren't you? Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallispec Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 i havent sat in one of these yet -- are they at all practical? (any trunk space??!) are we talking miata size, or smaller?? personally, i dont think i could ever really deal with something that small --- as it is i wish the LGt had more space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think the Solstice looks stunning and so will the Saturn Sky. Having said that, most if not all of the reviews of the Solstice is that it is nice to be seen in but it doesn't drive as well as the new Miata. Very sloppy in terms of driving dynamics. The process of using the the top is not as simple as Miata. Gotta fiddle with the tonneu etc. And then there's the trunks space. Much smaller than the Miata. But nice looking it is. It's ashamed that the trunk space is quite useless as it would mean no weekend car with one's lover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWortham Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Cough... http://www.saturn.com/saturn/showroom/future_vehicles/SKY_scenic2.jpg The Saturn looks much better, IMO. And it comes with 245 tires, and Bilstein shocks. The only problem is it's a Saturn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbacis Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 The only problem is it's a Saturn. I would say that's the best part. Saturn is the best GM division in terms of customer service and maintenance. Match that with a good car and you have a winning combo. Unfortunately, along with the rest of GM, they have had problems with the second part of that. I suspect that the Sky will prove to be not much more than a pretty face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I would say that's the best part. Saturn is the best GM division in terms of customer service and maintenance. Match that with a good car and you have a winning combo. Unfortunately, along with the rest of GM, they have had problems with the second part of that. I suspect that the Sky will prove to be not much more than a pretty face. +1 Even though I would like to drive that little beast and compare the results, the NA Solstice I drove and I really liked it, Miata style, and it came to fill this market niche.... Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93formula Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 You can get the solstice with 245's too. There should be room in the wheel wells to get 275s in there. 260 hp with about 2800-2900 lbs, stock! Should be one fun car. Now if they only made a coupe ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 http://www.saturn.com/saturn/showroom/future_vehicles/SKY_scenic2.jpg the above pic kinda reminds me of a corvette. This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 http://www.saturn.com/saturn/showroom/future_vehicles/SKY_scenic2.jpg The Saturn looks much better, IMO. The only problem is it's a Saturn. ... nothing that agressive de-badging campaign couldn't fix! Looks better to me too. less "bloat" than the Solstice. But this isn't a true saturn, in the sense that it is a saturn badged vauxhall design. There is a reason that it doesn't look like the rest of the saturn *cough*crap*cough* line. http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/1679-1.jpg Vauxhall VX Lightning 2003 Concept car, a year after the Solstice concept appeared in Detroit in 2002. Designed by a brit, and it shows. GM's European and Austrailian design houses do great work. US design departments design things like the Impala and Cobalt, and Asstek. Enough Said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Of the Saturn, the Vauxhall, and the Pontiac, I like the Pontiac best. I love clean styling. The top takes up more room in the trunk, but it looks DAMN nice when the top is down. The Miata doesn't use up trunk room, but you get ugly convertible top bits visible when the top is down. One thing you can't argue with: 260/260 in a 2800lb RWD roadster. I love my old NB Miata, but the Solstice GXP is gonna be one WICKED car. There's gonna be a lot of sad S2000 owners at the track this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakuun Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I think the Ad tag line says it all for GM backed ventures. "People first" = "Cars last" it shows. This looks like the Olds F-88 all over again. How soon we forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FARIS Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I took a look at the solstace loved the exterior and I felt like I fit better in it. the miata drives like a dream, but looks like a miata. sure its a new design from tip to tale but it still looks too close to the first inception of the car. to me that is its biggest draw back, lack of style. The sky looks like a japanese version of the corvette/viper. i don't know i like yet. if it had more of a trunk space as Wunderkind said for weekend love getaways, then it woould be on my to get list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 the solstice is too rounded...and looks "mid-life-crisis of an aging fart-design". The skyy retains some of the original vauxhall's aggresive design. TO each his/her own i guess But for those in the market segment, some good things are in store: Skyy/Solstice Mini Turbo and the one and only S2k The tuffie is choosing betwween the Skyy and the S2k....the S2k would win for reliability and the fact that a used one can be had for so much cheaer and money saved can go towards the turbo !!!!....one of these days...soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Check this out This bad boy is gonna scoot Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Saturn is the best GM division in terms of customer service and maintenance. That's like saying it's the best turd in the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWortham Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 My brother has had a lot of problems with his Saturn. The most interesting one is that the brake system seized up on him one day. Apparently, he's got pollutants in the lines (don't know how they got there) and the dealer is quoting him over $2K for the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I give it to GM they are making some nice cars these days, or at least nicer ones. I like the pontiac looks and the saturn one looks pretty good too. Best of all though is the engine seems really good, making more power per then the WRX engine does even. My question though is how good the tranny is and how much more power you can get out of the car. But they are deffinetly going in a good direction. Just make sure the build quality is good and they should start taking back some ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Check this out This bad boy is gonna scoot Check out the details on this engine. Thats a serious set up. That kind of HP and torque and around 2900#. Bust on it if you want but this is going to be a car to contend with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 YAH, Looking at this... seems like twin-scroll... Did they rip that from FHI before selling off the stock? Twin-Scroll, and Direct Injection... Come on SUBIE, GM's gonna pass ya! http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5702/ecoturbo23ax.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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