Gasp! A friend is looking at a Solstice GXP...

[Mujiir]

I was surprised to find that the Pontiac Solstice GXP tubo 2.4 L would go 0-60 in 5.5 sec, and do ¼ mile in 13.5 sec. Now I'm not having regrets in any way. I love my bird. But I never in a million years would have thought those cars could be fast... Impressive.

[007Cruiser]

My brother in law has one. Compared to the Tbird you may as well be riding in a sardine can. It made me so claustrophobic that I went around the block and got my butt out.

[Mujiir]

My brother in law has one. Compared to the Tbird you may as well be riding in a sardine can. It made me so claustrophobic that I went around the block and got my butt out.

HA! Other than that... how did you like it? I've never been in one, and like I said, I love my T-bird, But I was hoping to hear what y'all thought. So I can advise my friend.

[007Cruiser]

Nice to look at but you couldn’t pay me to get in one again.

[11TH GEN]

I had an 07 Saturn Sky Redine last Summer for awhile. 2.0 Turbo and 391 gears developing 15 psi boost. Way under rated HP of 260. With a good tune the car can easily develop 20+ lbs of boost and HP is actually about 310. Car can easily run bottom 13's and 5 sec 0-60's.

Mujiir: The 2.4L is the non Turbo and it's just another 4 cyl. The 2.0 is the Turbo motor.

[AZTB]

I'd venture a guess that on the Solstice GXP website there might be a thread that says: Gasp! A friend is looking at a Thunderbird Retro.
Just sayin' it takes all kinds to make the world go round.

[CVCashmere]

Do not succumb to the Dark Side...Darth Vader drives a Solstice.

CVCashmere

[huskykicker]

I sold a Solstice to buy my 2002 T-bird. I owned the Solstice for 3 months....long enough to develop a real dislike for it. No spare tire, no jack, no luggage space in the trunk, no room in the cabin, can't see behind you. Neat looking car....but horribly uncomfortable and totally impractical.

[camadsen_1]

While at the Pontiac Nationals in Ohio, found a guy that manufactures a cobra look-a-like nose that he sells along with a LS motor & trans conversion (shoehorns right in there!) AND looked sexy as hell! I'd take one of those - regardless!

[EllisonCal]

While my Tbird was in the body shop after my Deer incident in Georgia, I had a 2018 Mustang 2.3 Turbo Convertible to use and abuse. It had the 9 speed automatic which was really nice. I remember when a 4 speed was the greatest, now it's old and obsolete. That Mustang was like a Noisy Tesla S when I put my foot down from a standing start. Sugar Daddy had one a while back and he thought it was amazingly fast too. The combination of Turbocharging and 9 speed automatics make these little (2.3 liter) 4 cylinder cars act like big V8s. I just don't like the sounds they make, sorry.

[AZTB]

... I just don't like the sounds they make, sorry.

I agree, Cal...nothing like the sound of the V8's dual exhaust. (however, I think that "value" is lost on the newest generation - it's not important to them as it was to our generation)

[Mujiir]

Great input! Thanks y'all. My friend is 67 years young... but I will tell him your recommendations. I got tired of trying to clime up out of the hole that was my "sports car". I loved it at first, but I needed a kidney belt to ride in it any distance. It was like driving a skate board.

[BLACK BEAUTY]

While my Tbird was in the body shop after my Deer incident in Georgia, I had a 2018 Mustang 2.3 Turbo Convertible to use and abuse. It had the 9 speed automatic which was really nice. I remember when a 4 speed was the greatest, now it's old and obsolete. That Mustang was like a Noisy Tesla S when I put my foot down from a standing start. Sugar Daddy had one a while back and he thought it was amazingly fast too. The combination of Turbocharging and 9 speed automatics make these little (2.3 liter) 4 cylinder cars act like big V8s. I just don't like the sounds they make, sorry.

I thought there was a computer chip that made V8 sounds...??

[11TH GEN]

I thought there was a computer chip that made V8 sounds...??

You know what thought did don't you ?

[007Cruiser]

Just download the sound to a thumb drive and play it through the stereo.