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boxy
04-14-2005, 08:01 PM
....build something this sweet, and only give it 177 hp ....

BUIZILLA
04-14-2005, 08:35 PM
maybe it only weighs 177#'s

boxy
04-14-2005, 08:51 PM
I found lots of pretty pics, no weight specs, tell me what you know Jim .. :D

boxy
04-15-2005, 09:47 AM
I found some specs this morning.....
Solstice - 177 hp/2860 lbs ....... 0.062hp/lb or 16.16 lbs/hp
Mustang GT - 300 hp/3500 lbs ....0.086hp/lb or 11.67 lbs/hp
Crossfire SRT6 - 330 hp/3060 lbs...0.108hp/lb or 9.27 lbs/hp
S2000 - 240 hp/2835 lbs.....0.085hp/lb or 11.81 lbs/hp
Miata -142hp/2440 lbs .....0.058hp/lb or 17.18 lbs/hp

It looks pretty, but it still seems unpowered, unless you are a Miata driver.

MOP
04-15-2005, 10:43 AM
Have you checked the forum below, it should provide a running commentary on it. It may be a change in stratagy to appleal to the little guy and may just work, GM needs something to give them a boost.

http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/

Phil

McGary911
04-15-2005, 10:45 AM
Looks like some designer had a BMW Z8 fetish...........

gcarter
04-15-2005, 12:42 PM
I found some specs this morning.....
Solstice - 177 hp/2860 lbs ....... 0.062hp/lb or 16.16 lbs/hp
Mustang GT - 300 hp/3500 lbs ....0.086hp/lb or 11.67 lbs/hp
Crossfire SRT6 - 330 hp/3060 lbs...0.108hp/lb or 9.27 lbs/hp
S2000 - 240 hp/2835 lbs.....0.085hp/lb or 11.81 lbs/hp
Miata -142hp/2440 lbs .....0.058hp/lb or 17.18 lbs/hp

It looks pretty, but it still seems unpowered, unless you are a Miata driver.
If I remember correctly, it's based on a European spec platform. Unfortunately, the power comes with the platform.
BTW, this is one of the first ideas that came along to cheer up the troops after Bob Lutz came on board.

Craig S
04-15-2005, 03:18 PM
Typically gm, no?:bonk:

Darrell
04-15-2005, 08:46 PM
Price, is the reason for the horsepower. I don't think a bunch of horsepower junkies like us are the intended purchasers of this car. There are several cars in the 30k to 50k with big horsepower for proformance folks. I think GM is trying to appeal to a younger, lower income section of the public, willing to subistute horsepower for lower payments. I do wish that the GTO could get a little of the syling that this car has.

Darrell