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HeilSvenska 03-18-2008 11:56 PM

Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
 
I was hoping for a fixed top coupe, but I guess this is alright.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-...html#more-6823

79TA 03-19-2008 01:01 AM

As much as I like the idea of a kappa based coupe, I think they should have just gone with the Nomad and its more spacious and squarer back. The fact that the rear of this Solstice cannot be filled up with the soft top will give it a ton more cargo room and functionality though. I just don't think the hatchback look really works on the Solstice.

dutchmasterflex 03-19-2008 10:40 AM

They do not understand the concept of a hatch back.. just like the Crossfire, that "hatch" is useless and hideous.

HeilSvenska 03-19-2008 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex (Post 822541)
They do not understand the concept of a hatch back.. just like the Crossfire, that "hatch" is useless and hideous.

I don't get the Crossfire's, but this one, you can't have a normal hatch because they need to have rigidity somewhere for the roof, so they can't have too big of an opening, I guess.

But I don't understand why they didn't just make a completely fixed roof and have a normal hatch.

79TA 03-19-2008 03:33 PM

Despite looking great from the front, this version just doesn't look very good from the rear.

graywolf624 03-19-2008 08:01 PM

Quote:

hey do not understand the concept of a hatch back.. just like the Crossfire, that "hatch" is useless and hideous.
Corvette?

Mattk 03-19-2008 08:09 PM

The roof just looks weird. I guess to each his own. I'm all for creativity and this looks like a decent idea at the very least.

HeilSvenska 03-20-2008 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by graywolf624 (Post 822639)
Corvette?

No no no. The Corvette has big hatch opening. The Crossfires have tiny ones. Then again, Alfa 8C's worse. And so is the Morgan Aeromax's, if that's any merit.

ae86_16v 03-20-2008 05:57 AM

Damn, I didn't see the back original. Yeah I like the front end a lot, but the back looks too weird to me.

I still like the Saturn Sky more.

MidEngine4Life 03-21-2008 03:17 AM

I like it a lot more than the roadster. Hard Tops FTW!

Id like to see them do the same to the sky. Id actually consider buying one if they did.


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