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Merely minutes after the Pontiac Solstice roadster was launched, members of the media and the public alike were asking if General Motors had planned to build a hardtop version. Last year, GM's head car guy, Bob Lutz, said that a coupe was an almost sure thing, and now the automaker is rumored to have the coupe ready at some point in 2008, sooner than was previously expected.
According to Automotive News, the hardtop Solstice will usher in boosted performance expected to be carried into the roadster. Pontiac will stick with four-cylinder engines; any development on a V6 for the cars has been shelved. The V6 engines GM was developing would have been too heavy for the car's balance, according to insiders familiar with the program.
The Solstice will carry on Pontiac's performance line, as the GTO is officially off of the tables for at least the short term.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/solstice-coupe-due-next-year.html#more-5427
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