Bob Lutz has just announced a well-equipped Solstice with a manual tranny will start at $19,995, that includes the destination charge. Also, the base engine will be a 177 HP Ecotec! Great news in the power department since the speculation was a more milktoast 140.

http://fastlane.gmblogs.com

 

Thats awsome, the man kept his word of under $20K.. This think is going to sell like hot cakes. 177HP is pretty good for the base car. More HP than a Miata, more torque than an S2000.

Now pleeease make an $18,000 Solstice coupe, i'd love it for a second car.

 

yea, he kept his word of under $20K, by $5!! besides, dealers will mark that up to like $25K anyway.

still, 177HP and good torque w/ a manual. if i had the money, i'd be temted to buy one for a daily driver.

 

Ditto

 

Don't be fooled, it's not "well equipped" it is base.

 

I thought the base $19,995 model would have manual roll-up windows and no AC?

 

Says 4 wheel disk, 18's, and cd player will be standard. Dont know about the no AC or roll up windows.

 

I don't think GM would bother designing crank and power windows for such a low production car. It would be cheaper for them to just offer power windows. Same goes for the no a/c option, but I'm sure that would only save them a few pennys on every car.

 

I thought all kappa cars were put on hold?

 

My lawnmower has more torque than an S2000.

Damn...my spelling sucked this morning

 

All future Kappa derivitives were put on hold. Seems GM was set to go hog-wild with new Kappa models....I think they realized it just isn't logical right now, so Solstice and a little later Sky are the only 2 Kappa models for now.

 

The Saturn "product specialists" at the Chicago Auto Show kept refering to the Kappa chassis as "purpose built"......for some odd reason....

 

I could see no a/c, but roll up windows doesn't seem practical from a manufactoring standpoint. most would opt the extra $300? for the power windows/locks/keyless. rollup would probably end up being on 5% of the cars, not worth it.

18", 4 wheel disc ABS, CD player, other then keyless, that is all I really need.

 

That's when you buy them USED

 

I'd much rather have a Sky, but if you can really get a Solstice for 20k and the moron dealers don't mark them up, I'm gonna seriously try and pick one up this summer.