I’m positive I’ll get mocked for admitting it once more, however I’ve one of these comfortable spot for pre-recession efficiency automobiles from GM. Is a Pontiac Solstice higher than a Mazda Miata? Nope. However that doesn’t imply I will be able to’t nonetheless respect it from afar. But even so, it’s other. Just like the Miata you get when you need a Miata that isn’t technically a Miata. Particularly if we’re speaking concerning the 260-horsepower GXP model.

I’m additionally an enormous fan of capturing brakes and entirely consider that each two-door automotive can be higher with a hatch. I wish to reside in a global the place you’ll get a Ford Mustang capturing brake. And a Mazda Miata capturing brake. And a Chevrolet Corvette capturing brake. So it hurts me to confess that, if truth be told, this 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP capturing brake does no longer glance excellent.

Now, to be honest, Pontiac did such an out of this world process with the Solstice Coupe that I totally consider it might have created a wonderful manufacturing facility capturing brake. You already know, if Pontiac hadn’t been so rudely murdered to verify Buick lived on. Nevertheless it didn’t. As a substitute, that is an o.e.m most sensible from an organization known as EDAG.

In concept, it will have to be the successor to the BMW Z3M Coupe, however whilst the BMW appears to be like nice, this simply appears to be like bizarre. Like anyone dropped an o.e.m hardtop on a convertible as an alternative of a automotive that used to be if truth be told designed to be a capturing brake. As a result of that’s what they did. Additionally, the Z3M had far more energy.

That stated, should you disagree and if truth be told just like the glance, apparently the remainder of the automobile is in beautiful excellent form for a Pontiac that’s greater than 15 years outdated. Plus, it’s were given a guide transmission. If you purchase it, you’ll most definitely revel in it. And allegedly, if you wish to take the highest off and return to only using a convertible, that’s an possibility, as neatly. However if that’s the case, shouldn’t you simply purchase an ordinary Solstice GXP?

Possibly there’s some other timeline the place a wonderful manufacturing facility Pontiac Solstice GXP capturing brake exists. However up to I hate to confess it, obviously, we don’t seem to be a part of that timeline.