this the same ecotec we can get in the saturn redline coupe?...wonder if saturn will sell a conv based off the solstice as each division will want one too...saturns will have plastic panels to differentiate it

 

I think that is the plan, yes.

 

The question in my mind is, does this really change the young buyers collective perception of GM; will they value the brand more as a result of these cars?

I won't give GM any more credit, unless these cars are absolutely spectacular- which is doubtful at best.

 

RWD, Forced Induction....thats all I need to hear

But really, my dream is for GM to bring the Commodore range over as their new Mid-size car. Maybe once Chrysler gets back in the RWD game(2005) Ford and GM will take notice.

How many of you would rather have a big RWD sedan with an S/C'd V6 or a big LS1 V8 than some shitty Malibu, or Intrepid, Or Taurus.

 

I fully agree. Until they can prove that their cars will last then they are still teh suxor to me. They come out with great concept cars but most often the ones brought to production are only a glipse of them.

 

More news on whether or not we'll get a production version:

General Motors' business case to produce the Pontiac Solstice roadster and other rear-wheel-drive derivatives is proceeding despite Adam Opel AG's decision to abandon the program.

The proposed small-car architecture has not been approved for production. But it now has a name, Kappa, said a GM source familiar with the project.

Hans Demant, an Opel board member, said that "with the current economic situation in Europe, we are not in a position to go forward" with the project.

Demant was interviewed Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Frankfurt auto show.

Demant said that while Opel is not part of the business case, it might rejoin the program in a few years if Kappa gets a green light.

In June 2002, Demant said Opel was considering a variant off the platform.

He added that a vehicle for sale outside North America likely would be necessary to achieve profitable production volume.

But last week a North American GM executive said Opel's decision will have no impact on the proposed vehicle architecture and that Opel's participation was not needed to make the platform profitable.

"The business case is moving along," said the GM executive, who asked not to be identified. "We will announce the program when we have everything finalized, and we are getting close."

The Pontiac Solstice is a two-passenger, rwd concept that was a star of the Detroit auto show in 2002.

http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content...._code=06541771

My thoughts are that Opel wants to stick with an Elise-based Speedster rather than go to something like the Solstice which we all know won't perform as well. Souds like GM really wants to build the Solstice though.

I hope there's a hardtop version because "Solstice" has a lot of association with "sun" and that seems to indicate its primary form as that of a roadster.

 

only sounds right.. i wonder if buick will make one :barf:

 

This basically confirms that they are at least moving forward with the Solstice. Even if Opel doesn't want its own version, there's still enough GM divisions to go around. Pontiac, Buick, Saturn, and maybe even a Chevy. Seems like RWD platforms (see another post in this forum) are really coming back at GM.

 

sweet. hope it doesnt suck.

 

that has a way of happening with american cars, doesn't it?