# Pontiac Solstice looks awesome! What do you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 21, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435 "2005-07-21T07:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/21 "2005-07-22T13:11:36Z")
Hey, a car for pagans. Pagans…solstice…get it…? Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/22 "2005-07-22T14:35:55Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > Even more awesome is Saturn’s version- the [Sky](http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=pic.php&imagenum=1&carnum=1221). > > It looks like a Vauxhall or an Opel. Anything but a Saturn. That’s a concept car form a few years ago, IIRC. [Here](http://www.car-data.com/xpage.preview/pre.template.asp?mfg=saturn&model=sky)’s the production model. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/23 "2005-07-22T14:56:42Z")
Man, the Saturn Sky is even more beautiful. It looks a bit like a toned-down Lotus Elise. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/24 "2005-07-22T15:22:37Z")
I hate to admit it but I’m really impressed by this Saturn. Is it F or R wheel drive? The power output seems to be equally annemic at 170hp from a 2.4L, 4 cyl engine. I suppose that the Lotus Elise is their target competition along with the Miata. Still, more power seems the only thing really missing from both the Sky and Solstice. I’m test driving both as soon as I can. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/25 "2005-07-22T15:56:16Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > And it’s much faster than its main competitor, the Mazda MX-5 Miata. The Miata is 88 lbs heavier and only has 142 HP, or 20.76 lbs/hp. I think your Miata numbers are off. Per [Automobile](http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/convertibles/0504_mazda_miata_mx5/index1.html) magazine, the MX5 weight has been at about 2500 pounds for a while now. And the 2006 model makes 170 hp, so the power to weight is about 14 or 15 pounds per hp. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435/26 "2005-07-22T18:46:57Z")
Both the Sky and the Solstice are nice looking cars, but I’ve got a creepy feeling that the Solstice is a Cavalier wearing a nicer looking body (and the rear wheel drive modification.) The Sky is probably in a similar disguise. If the drive train could handle it, and the breaks and suspension were worthy, then they simply scream to be turbocharged. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-solstice-looks-awesome-what-do-you-think/313435.md?page=1)