...but I dig it.
...but I dig it.
IIRC they produced just a handful before Pontiac went away. It's a real shame. I think there's someone on the forum who has/had one.
I'd love to see one with a Sky nose to get rid of the Bugs Bunny teeth.
And they are worth real money
I didn't either, and they are downright pretty
GM did that? Really? Wow.
Super rare. Super collectable.
In short, by the time this was released GM had already announced the demise of the Pontiac Brand. The demise of Saturn had been announced too so this marked that there would be no more Solstice/Sky twins. Very few were produced for one model year only (not even the full year.)
I bet that thing is easy to see out of. I think they sold something like 650 of those total.
I think it's too bad that platform wasn't kept around for something beyond the Sky and Solstice. Baby Corvette and all that. Then again there's only so many MX-5-alike cars that seem to be sellable at once.
I don't miss the days on Miata.net where everyday was a Solstice/Sky thread....
I rather have a Prowler or a Z3M S54 Coupe
Keith Tanner said:IIRC they produced just a handful before Pontiac went away. It's a real shame. I think there's someone on the forum who has/had one.
I'd love to see one with a Sky nose to get rid of the Bugs Bunny teeth.
Ask and ye shall receive. Darren "D-Mac" Macnamara ran a gnarly LS-powered Saturn Sky Coupe in Formula Drift for a few years. Sadly it got destroyed in a bad crash at Long Beach.
We had one as a press car. Super cool looking. Not great for backing out of angled parking spots, however. Still, looks cool.
Its too bad these cars (Solstice and Skys in general) are wretched POSes. I remember being so hyped on these and then the first time I got to drive one when I started working for GM, I walked away disgusted. Soooo disapppointing.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:I bet that thing is easy to see out of. I think they sold something like 650 of those total.
I think it's too bad that platform wasn't kept around for something beyond the Sky and Solstice. Baby Corvette and all that. Then again there's only so many MX-5-alike cars that seem to be sellable at once.
IIRC Mr. Penske tried purchasing the platform rights from GM to produce his own car on it and GM backed out of the deal at the last minute. Truly a shame.
NickD said:Keith Tanner said:IIRC they produced just a handful before Pontiac went away. It's a real shame. I think there's someone on the forum who has/had one.
I'd love to see one with a Sky nose to get rid of the Bugs Bunny teeth.
Ask and ye shall receive. Darren "D-Mac" Macnamara ran a gnarly LS-powered Saturn Sky Coupe in Formula Drift for a few years. Sadly it got destroyed in a bad crash at Long Beach.
That roofline looks way better than the soft top. I always thought the convertible top on the Sky was awkward looking and ruined the otherwise decent aesthetics of the car.
bigben said:NickD said:Keith Tanner said:IIRC they produced just a handful before Pontiac went away. It's a real shame. I think there's someone on the forum who has/had one.
I'd love to see one with a Sky nose to get rid of the Bugs Bunny teeth.
Ask and ye shall receive. Darren "D-Mac" Macnamara ran a gnarly LS-powered Saturn Sky Coupe in Formula Drift for a few years. Sadly it got destroyed in a bad crash at Long Beach.
That roofline looks way better than the soft top. I always thought the convertible top on the Sky was awkward looking and ruined the otherwise decent aesthetics of the car.
Oh, and video. Man, I miss DMac.
One followed me from Louisville to Cincinnati last week, it was the Saturn version in black and I was thinking it had aged well.
NickD said:I remember being so hyped on these and then the first time I got to drive one when I started working for GM, I walked away disgusted. Soooo disapppointing.
That was my experience after test driving one. I was really interested. That changed about 45 seconds in.
To be fair, the one I drove was a turd, but even if it wasn't I don't think I would matter. Underwhelmed was the word that came to mind.
The coupe is cool and all, but you could but the ark of the covenant for less. I get rarity, but for new Corvette money? No thanks.
cotton on here has a GXP Coupe
Peabody here said:NickD said:I remember being so hyped on these and then the first time I got to drive one when I started working for GM, I walked away disgusted. Soooo disapppointing.
That was my experience after test driving one. I was really interested. That changed about 45 seconds in.
To be fair, the one I drove was a turd, but even if it wasn't I don't think I would matter. Underwhelmed was the word that came to mind.
The lack of interior space (I can barely drive a stick one because my leg is jammed against the dashboar yet I'm perfectly comfortable in a Miata) goofy top that destroys all trunk space, and buzzy, uninspiring drivetrain make it irredeemable. It's like driving a small, low-slung tractor. It's like an engineer thought "coarse" was synonomous with "sporty" and fired the entire NVH department. It's too bad because on paper it has the goods (2800lb RWD 2-seat roadster with a 260hp turbo-4 and Nurburgring-tuned suspension), but in actuality, all of it's major competitors are just so much better.
That one is a turbo GXP. 260 hp. Manual.
If anyone is interested, they are asking $24,900.
It's in Lexington SC. Not exactly a hot spot for oddball sports cars, so I'll bet they'd come off that price.
A guy in our autocross club has one of these with a Z06 engine and supercharger. 650 hp is ridiculous for an autocross car. But, the thing hauls ass.
A clever talented person could turn that into a Double Bubble.
SVreX said:That one is a turbo GXP. 260 hp. Manual.
If anyone is interested, they are asking $24,900.
I think all the Coupes were GXPs, but I'm not certain. Also, that price is honestly low for what I see these going for. I see a lot of them for sale for $38-40k.
In reply to NickD :
Are you saying if I bought it for $20K, I could resell it for $38K??
Hmmm...
In reply to SVreX :
You could try. I said I see them listed for sale at $38-40k. I'm not sure how much they actually sell for.
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