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Old 09-01-2008, 11:32 AM   #14 (permalink)
Ed Arcuri
3.0 Liter SIDI V6
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Drives: 2002 Cadillac
Posts: 512
Re: GMI Exclusive: Kappa II Platform Axed From R&D

I'm a new Solstice owner and I'm not glad the KappaII program has been cut.
Here's hoping that GM will continue to build a small, affordable roadster on some platform.
I've only had the car two days and I can see a number of places it could have been made less expensively. I've also seen a few places GM could have improved the cars' desirability.
The shortcomings of the car don't bother me. I've had MG's, FIAT's, and Fiero's. The Solstice GXP is a world beater compared to those. The only sports car I've owned which I would compare favorably was a 1969 AMX; though the cars are greatly different and each appropriate for the time in which it was built.
Many people have asked me what kind of car I'm driving. When I tell them it's a Pontiac. the expression on their face tells me that they're reconsidering their whole conception of Pontiac. GM needs this kind of car.
Cheers,
Ed
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