World's Baddest Soltice

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Whoa, the LS7 is still a small block, it has the same bore spacing (4.4") as the original.

The 8100 Vortec (L18) is the big-block.

 

[Joey D]

Whoa, the LS7 is still a small block, it has the same bore spacing (4.4") as the original.

The 8100 Vortec (L18) is the big-block.

Oh crap, it's getting late if I said that....damn I think I should head off to bed before I lose my head .

 

[GT4_Rule]

V8 + Solstice = one mean car man!

Thats a splendid idea. GM, why not make them? Its as simple as slapping in a LS7 into it and replacing the tranny with the 6-speed manual from SSR. Actually, why not cut back on SSR production and make the Solstice?

 

[Jim Prower]

Forget the GTO! this is Pontiac's new Drift car!

 

[HACKr]

Actually no, the T56 can take more power and so can the engine...it's a small block Chevy, but somehow I think the car wouldn't be able to put the power to the ground. The Soltice chassie is good, but not that good, it's still an economy roadster at heart.

It was just a joke... this car is my dream car.

 

[YSSMAN]

...Ummm, the LS7 is still an LS2-based small block. The Vortec 8100 is the only big-block GM still puches out these days. The same can be said of the LS7's predecessor, the C5R block which was a highly modified version of the LS1 turned LS6.

 

[JohnBM01]

You know, Blazin... this ride reminds me of that Solstice Weekend Racer concept. Only that this Solstice doesn't have a rear wing. Call me crazy, but I think Pontiac should enter a Solstice in Grand-Am Cup or the GT class of Rolex Sports Cars. It's the first Pontiac I've loved since the F-Body Firebird/Trans-Am. It's the American answer to the Miata, though I'd slightly prefer the MX-5/Miata more. But can a Miata house a Corvette motor like this Solstice?

I look at this thing and think "Weekend Racer." Having it as a day-to-day deal is nice, but it's a weekend toy. It looks like it should be doing a Thunderhill endurance or something. This is a lovely Pontiac. And yes, there are cases when "lovely" and "Pontiac" work well in the same sentence. This is a car I think even sport compact fans should enjoy. The same thing I said about the Buick GN/X in GT4 is the same I'll say for the Solstice and its more powerful counterpart in this thread.

So therefore, I'm giving this thing 100% approval out of 100. Now go dominate the club racing scene in one of these!

 

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But can a Miata house a Corvette motor like this Solstice?

Yes

 

[GT4_Rule]

Yes

...although thats an older one. We're talking new here

 

[Onikaze]

Newer Miatas are larger than the old ones.

Myself, I love this idea, if they fix the tires physics in GT5, and toss cars like this, I'll be interested for sure.

Love to hear the damn thing, and drive it.

It's another of those cars that makes me happy to know it exists, btw, rumors suggest a Chevrolet Stingray based off this chassis with a V-6 will be the Chevy version.

 

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It's another of those cars that makes me happy to know it exists, btw, rumors suggest a Chevrolet Stingray based off this chassis with a V-6 will be the Chevy version.

Unless it is a hardtop with a split rear window, I think they are bastardizing that name.

 

[JCE]

Good god an LS1 in a Miata?! Now that's insanity! I bet the weight distribution is more 60/40 with that large of motor.

 

[Joey D]

The thing with a V8 in a Soltice is that it sticks decently to weight distribution, I have no idea what the Miata does when V8'ed so I can't speek for it.

 

[Onikaze]

Miata's go from about 50/50 to like 54/46 with a Ford 302.

Don't know about other engines.

I too thing a Stingray should be a hardtop at the least.

 

[YSSMAN]

...I think Chevrolet should forget about the Stingray concept and build the damn Nomad 2+2 from Chicago 2003...

She could sell well, esp. if GM can cook 'em up and sell them for $20K. Think of it this way, if GM can build a small RWD 2+2 Coupe, chances are Mazda would build the MX-3.

 

[Slicks]

I would have to agree with you, there. I don't know why exactly GM didn't go on to the production end of the Nomad. There is practically no competition for it (In that it brings old-style and rear wheel drive to the hatchback scene), and it would surely sell well as a kind-of niche car, as opposed to any old front-drive hatchback. The taillights are a bit big for my tastes, but otherwise I find no fault in the logic of a car like it. Er... On second thought, the fact that the car is RWD might cut down on hatch space, but if you're buying a car like the Nomad, I don't think it would matter quite as much.

 

[Joey D]

The Nomad would be another SSr, not a good idea.

 

[Poverty]

That nomad is too big to compete in the FWD hatchback sector. Its more of a shooting brake Id say.

 

[YSSMAN]

By the way, this is what the origional 1953 Nomad Concept looked like:

Shooting break, hatchback, whatever... These are still pretty new concepts here in the US. If they built it right, it could compete with the possible Audi TT Shooing Break I suppose, but they would most likely target the low-end sports car class. But, with the new Camaro comming out, Chevrolet probably will just skip the Kappa-based car alltogether.

 

[Onikaze]

Im still hoping Chevy drops a Stingray into the lineup, since the name isn't being used on the Vettes anymore.

As for the MX-3/RX-3/Kabura, it's been all but officially confirmed for production.

Mazda likes to show two or three wild concepts at shows, and toss in one nearly production ready one, like the Evolv-RX-8.

 

[Joey D]

That nomad is too big to compete in the FWD hatchback sector. Its more of a shooting brake Id say.

It would be RWD so it wouldn't compete with small cars other then the BMw Series 1 which I don't think we even get in the states. It would go up against that Mazda thing that's a little three door thing.

 

[YSSMAN]

...We were supposed to get the "2-series" sedan version of the 1-series, but I doubt that is going to happen...