U.S. to get new VX!

[Triathlete]

They gave the VX220 a great review and on the track it was on par with the Porshe's and looks pretty cool too.

[transio]

The VX220...


is closer to:

an Opel Speedster...


or a Lotus Elise...


or the new Proton...


or even a Saturn Sky...


than a Pontiac Solstice...


(they're all based upon the same Lotus tub, by the way)

The Solstice and Sky are the only two of the bunch that are FR, though... the rest are MR.

[VehiGAZ]

Car & Driver (the only car publication I bother with anymore) didn't pan the Solstice. Quite to the contrary, they compared it to the new Miata and (informally and subjectively) liked it better. It wasn't a full road test, though.

[PeteVX]

I actually saw one of those Vauxhall VX's when i was back home in the UK last Christmas, it was a real head turner.

[transio]

The Pontiac Solstice (3000 lbs) doesn't come close to the Miata (2400 lbs) in terms of performance. The Miata is, and has been, the roadster of choice for sports car lovers since it was created. As for looks and "cuteness" I think the Solstice wins hands down. Expect to see girly girls gravitate towards it.

[Triathlete]

And Girly Men too!

[skunkworks]

Being a 2 seater freak(backseat came out of VX half hour after purchase), and also a drop top fan, I jumped at the chance to sit in a Solstice a couple of months ago. Unfortunetly, being 6'5", it was like the Miata, MR2, and Honda 2000, my shins were jammed into the bottom of the dash.

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