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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Coming soon to a dealer near you!

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=124876.

I really loved this quote "It even makes the Solstice feel like a half-*** effort". I definately want to test drive one when they finally get here.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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Looks nice. Good move Pontiac, give us that in a coupe now.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Hopefully it will sell well and give Ford the Idea to bring the falcon.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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The only sedan I would take over that is a Falcon. I would love to own this car
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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i like it alot.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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Whoa mama!
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Pretty sweet..I just wish they left the body to holden and just brought it here untouched
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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What Ford SHOULD be offering <sigh>.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by burningman
Pretty sweet..I just wish they left the body to holden and just brought it here untouched
Likewise. Hell I wouldn't mind most cars they make down there. Aussies never left the muscle car scene.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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What Ford SHOULD be offering <sigh>.
RWD Mid size with a killer chassis, excellent style, and ecoboost V6 that smokes a G8...
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Saw it today at the autoshow...

Blah... another Grand Prix. Too big, too slow, too much a Pontiac. At least it's not draped in body cladding.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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I like it. If I needed a bigger car with 4 doors, I would have no problem including that in my list of cars to compare and test out. With 15/24 mpg it would be comparable to the 'Stang.

I can't believe the price either, that is a lot of car for a little bit 'o $$!!
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Seems to small for full-size.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:39 AM
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RWD Mid size with a killer chassis, excellent style, and ecoboost V6 that smokes a G8...
Great. Where is it...?
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 05GT-O.C.D.
too slow
I'm sure that is one of the few times slow will be used to describe it.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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Slow!? Low to mid fives to 60 and the quarter mile in the high 13's and nearing 105mph? For a fairly large, full sized, fully featured 4 door sedan with a slushbox? For under $30k base?

Personally, I think this thing is astounding and a remarkable bargain. Heckfire, it's barely a tick behind a well driven Stang accelerating, will probably handle better on all but the smoothest roads thanks to its IRS suspension (how'd Pontiack manage IRS for less than the $5K Ford insisted it would jack the Stang's price?), has a lot more interior and looks sharp too.

And it only costs a little more than a Stang GT!

And Pontiac is strongly intimating that they will bring out a stick shift version that will likely have even more motor (Vette's LS# at around 430hp?)

Personally, I think Pontiac will have a huge winner here and Ford has absolutely nothing remotely approaching it.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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Yeah, I said slow. Don't take one word and make it overshadow the rest of the statement. How about, not fast enough to overcome the blah factor. Sorry that a big 4 door GM sedan w/ dated styling doesn't impress me.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cntchds
Looks nice. Good move Pontiac, give us that in a coupe now.
it was called the GTO.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by codeman94
it was called the GTO.
exactly what i was thinking.


pontiac tried that first.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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I miss the Goat..

Maybe I should have bought one of those...
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