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Shoulda been a Sonett... or in a 9-3. Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:52:11 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Last weekend I traded in my CTS-V on a Pontiac Solstice GXP. Bizarre little car, kind of like a Sonett in its sort of hamfisted approach to building a car, but it's barrels of fun and you quickly forget about the goofy placement of the window switches and borderline criminal visibility. It's not nearly as nicely executed as a Miata or as dynamic as a Boxster, but given that it offers better-than-Boxter power at a Miata price, what's to really complain about?
Also, it's really too bad Saab never got the SIDI Ecotec, because it's amazing. Very Saab-like in it's low-down grunt and responsiveness, but it just has more everywhere.
Overall it's a sweet little (REALLY little) car, and it's really unfortunate its lifespan was cut short. I have a feeling that if Spyker bought the Kappa tooling and cranked out a very un-Saab-like RWD-only Sonett, it would sell pretty briskly, especially if they could tie up the car's few loose ends. Frankly, if anyone is gonna fix ergonomic issues I'd fully expect it to be Saab!
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