Pontiac: "Solstice will outsprint Miata"
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:02 pm
Quote »Pontiac says Solstice will outsprint MiataAUTOWEEKThough nine months from market, Pontiac’s Solstice roadster is already strutting its stuff. Solstice program chief Lori Queen says while the Pontiac will be bigger than a Miata but nowhere near as expensive and high-revving as a Honda S2000, Solstice buyers can plan on Miata-beater acceleration right out of the box."We do 0 to 60 faster than a Miata," assures Queen. The last Miata AutoWeek tested posted a 7.89-second 0-to-60 time; the MazdaSpeed version in the Aug. 30 issue consistently ran sub-sevens.Queen won’t confirm reports that the edgy Vauxhall VX Lightning will be the styling model for Saturn’s version of the Solstice. But she did say the Saturn due in fall 2005 will be "more creased" than the Saturn Curve concept unveiled last January in Detroit.