2006 Pontiac Solstice Review at Automotive.com
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2006 Pontiac Solstice Review

Read a comprehensive review of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice by one of the automobile experts at Automotive.com. Find an analysis of the test drive, the interior and exterior of the vehicle, specs, options, features and more. Learn how the industry leaders ...     read more
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2006 Pontiac Solstice Review

The General gets specific.
It took the better part of a decade, a couple hundred million bucks, and probably a few bags full of smashed bureaucratic skulls, but here it is: a modern, self-made, low-priced, freshly-engineered, rear-wheel-drive sports car from General Motors. This would normally be cue to whip out your calculator to keep track of the contradictions and impossibilities in that statement, but it's true: working under the same roof as the guys who have been hired to glue Saab badges onto Chevrolet TrailBlazers exists at least a few who actually care about cars.

Starting life as some sort of automotive Frankenstein put together from an amalgam of parts from a Cavalier, Pontiac Grand Am, Subaru Impreza, etc., the original Solstice was a somewhat confused concept, but its killer looks gave it enough magnetism to justify production. Luckily, only the looks carried through the years - incredibly faithfully, by production car standards - while the interim provided time to create the "Kappa" platform it rides on, replete with double-wishbone suspensions, the best version of GM's 4-cylinder Ecotec engine, and Corvette-like hydroformed construction. Best yet, the promise of a "less than $20,000" sticker came true.
Review Sections
•Introduction
•Road Test
•Inside and Out
•Other Thoughts
•Last Word
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No doubt, the Solstice is destined for low volumes and puny profits. And status as the most important car GM has created in decades. Next Page


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