WHAT A CONCEPT; Less than three years in the making, Solstice gives Pontiac-and GM-a much needed shot in the arm.(Product/Service Evaluation)
AutoWeek, August, 2005 by Hart, Roger
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Byline: ROGER HART Ever since it was revealed at the 2002 Detroit show, the Pontiac Solstice has been more than just a car for General Motors. Brainchild of GM's then-new product czar Bob Lutz, the two-seater became an experiment for how quickly the automotive giant could conceive a car that would ignite the public's interest, and then bring it to market.
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Shortly after the show car was given the green light for production, the Solstice became the project everyone within GM was looking at. To everyone's best recollection-and despite a well-publicized delay late in the process- ...
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