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PBS reviews Pontiac Solstice
I just watched "Motorweek" on PBS as they reviewed the Pontiac Solstice. They continually compared it to the MX-5 and.... well, here, read it yourselves: http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2502a.shtml |
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In article >, XS11E > wrote:
> >I just watched "Motorweek" on PBS as they reviewed the Pontiac Solstice. >They continually compared it to the MX-5 and.... well, here, read it >yourselves: > >http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2502a.shtml Or watch it at: http://media.putfile.com/MW-Solstice (choose "widescreen" to see it in the correct aspect ratio) |
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The latest issue of Car and Driver did a more extensive comparison,
rating where they liked the Solstice better and where they liked the MX-5 better. Seemed like they were trying to be pretty impartial. I am not sure I agreed with the things they felt were important features, and for me the need to get out of the car to drop the top and the loss of trunk space when the top is down would be a deciding factor in rejecting the Solstice. But it does look like one of the best attempts yet to come up with a car aimed at the type of driver who enjoys the MX-5. XS11E wrote: > I just watched "Motorweek" on PBS as they reviewed the Pontiac Solstice. > They continually compared it to the MX-5 and.... well, here, read it > yourselves: > > http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2502a.shtml > |
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junktin > wrote in:
> I am not sure I agreed with the things they felt were important > features, and for me the need to get out of the car to drop the top I have to get out of my Miata to drop the top and fit the tonneau cover. > and the loss of trunk space when the top is down Ditto Miata, all the package space behind the seats is gone with the top down. I don't consider either car as having adequate trunk space with two people aboard and with the top up and no passenger the space in the Miata is just barely adequate, I filled every bit of it on my last trip to California! Bag and shaving kit in what Mazda laughingly calls a trunk, main computer case in the passenger's foot space, peripherals on the passenger seat, etc. If I'd had to carry a monitor I don't think I could have taken the car. > would be a deciding factor in rejecting the Solstice. For me it's price only. If I could buy a Solstice for what I paid for my Miata I'd consider it but I don't think there are too many Solstices that will sell for $4,000 in the next few weeks..... ;-) |
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XS11E says, >For me it's price only. If I could buy a Solstice for what I paid for my Miata I'd consider it but I don't think there are too many Solstices that will sell for $4,000 in the next few weeks..... ;-) Last month when I was looking for a car I sent emails to all the Pontiac dealers in Phoenix and none had a Solstice. About 3 weeks later one dealership sent me an email and said he was about to get one in but it would cost $26,350. By then I had purchased my Miata Speed |
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I've always hated Pontiacs, but I must say that the Solstice looks a whole
lot better than the 2nd and latest generation Miatas. Why does the Miata look progressively worse each generation?? The original Miata was gorgeous! Why mess with a good thing??? Hmm...who at Mazda do we have to blame for this? "XS11E" > wrote in message ... > > I just watched "Motorweek" on PBS as they reviewed the Pontiac Solstice. > They continually compared it to the MX-5 and.... well, here, read it > yourselves: > > http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2502a.shtml > |
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XS11E > wrote: > > and the loss of trunk space when the top is down > > Ditto Miata, all the package space behind the seats is gone with the top > down. That *is* an issue with the NC. I would miss that space--it holds two zip duffels with all our clothes when the trunk is full of camping gear. FWIW, I understand that some storage volume remains under the NC's folded top. >I don't consider either car as having adequate trunk space with two > people aboard I assume you are still talking about the NC. We take our NA on 2-week camping trips. It's a matter of attitude and commitment: we have everything we need, but can't take everything we want. No cooler, e.g. But it would be unthinkable to drive in the mountains without the top down. --- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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In article >, > wrote:
>Why does the Miata look progressively worse each generation?? The original >Miata was gorgeous! Why mess with a good thing??? Hmm...who at Mazda do we >have to blame for this? Hey, as an NB owner, I resemble that remark :-) Patent answer would be that not everyone agrees that its NA>NB>NC. Looks are in the eyes of the beholder. I personally like the NB the best (surprise!). Also, with a new model, there is obviously a strong push to make it different. Otherwise it wouldn't catch the eye of prospective new owners. Mazda is both blessed and cursed with the Miata success. They feel (rightly, IMHO) that they have to keep the same formula with each successive generation. End result is a great car, but still relatively underpowered, and too unluxurious for the masses. |
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