In Car and Driver's coverage of the L.A. Auto show, they have a little write-up on the Solstice GXP, with its 260 hp 2.0L DI turbo. They have this to say: 12.9 seconds?! I don't think so. When has anyone seen a 14.5 for the base Solstice? The car runs 15s, like the Miata does. It's like they had the wrong number to start with, then subtracted 1.6 seconds to arrive at another wrong number. I would believe something around 13.9 for the GXP - start at 15.5 in the quarter and subtract that same 1.6 seconds for the estimate. 260 hp, 2900 lbs = 11.15 lb/hp, which would be slightly better than an LT1 F-body, give or take. Don't think stock LT1 cars were running 12.9s...

A 12.9 second Solstice would be sweet, but that would require ponying up for the Mallett version with the LS2. A 260 hp engine is not going to push the Solstice to 12.9 (even the lighter Miata with that much power wouldn't do it that fast).

Probably just a typo, but don't these guys stop to think about what they are writing, even in a mundane little auto show blurb?

 

Just indicative of the general quality of the journalism there, I'm afraid. Agreed on the high 13s for the car.

 

i say its underrated as all hell and will run deep in the 13's.

 

Compared to the base, it gets direct injection and 20psi of boost. I agree that it could be underrated.

 

Have you ever watched Car and Driver on TV? LMFAO, that one guy is a tool. He laughs during nearly every sentence, mid-word.