ferrari, lambo, caymen on solstice

[Chills]

Its creative. Ugly but creative. And at the end of the day it's still a GM.

[humara]

Originally Posted by Chills

Its creative. Ugly but creative. And at the end of the day it's still a GM.

i'll agree with ugly. disagree on creativity.
taking doors from one car and the bumper of another and throwing it on a third car is not creative.

[drburton]

I think the Solstice and the Sky are pretty nice looking cars stock. If the owners are going to spend money in the aftermarket they should really be looking at performance upgrades - like a new engine. Putting Ferrari parts on a 4 beater seems ridiculous.

[Dr. Kill]

I thought the stock front bumper was the best looking part of the Solstice.

Also, it looks like this guy did do some performance upgrades – not sure what it is supposed to look like stock, but appears to at least have an aftermarket ram air or CAI or something. Also, I don’t think the vehicle has cross drilled rotors stock either – looks like better brakes. Who knows what else was done. I’m not saying I would trade my Boxster for it, but the person who did this doesn’t appear to be the coffee can exhaust/ Type R badging type.

I know those cayman vents are backwords... but they look so backwards they look like $hit. Im trying to imagine them flipped around to see if they look any better. So unless someone PS's it it looks super ugly to me.

[djomlas]

i also think that solstice has a nice curb appeal.
at the autoshow i sat in one, and yup, its a GM, all plastic inside, if you knock on anything you have a feeling that its made out of 1mm abs plastic all over and will crack any minute, very cheap inside. but exteriorwise, its a very nice looking car, but these 'upgrades' are...well...i dunno...

[ultimate1]

You know the whole thing about getting a car is about the car itself. Especially if the car is a looker. I will give GM credit where Credit is due. The Solstice and Sky have very nice designs. The studio did well. However, the cheap interior is typical of all General Motors cars. If someone wanted to buy one of these cars and upgrade the interiors then that would be a statement. Putting Lambo doors or Ferrari bumpers are just plain stupid. Its kind of like the jokers that put the hydraulics and 30 inch wheels on a $1500 Buick.

I will also give GM credit in that the performance figures are adequate for the price that these cars are being offered at. I admit that I gave the Solstice some consideration last year before I went and got My 2000 Boxster. The reality is that a Porsche is a Porsche and there is no substitute.

[Perfectlap]

are those vents facing the right direction if they're to be functional?

Personally, I like the Solstice/Sky platform. I'm not in love with it, like I am with the box. But they're tempting. The soft top fit looks very rough though. Baggy and saggy. ewww. Reminds me of the 1st gen Viper, an after-thought.


If the aftermarket comes through on that car with cheap turbo upgrades, and the powertrain proves durable at 2x power levels, I'll seriously considering it then. Until then, all the body mods in the world won't make that car "cool".