2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP Review Austin TX

The base engine has plenty of power to move the 2,860-pound Solstice quickly; with the manual gearbox, its 0-60-mph time is only 7.2 seconds, according to GM, while the turbo shortens the 0-60 figure to about 5.5 seconds. The base engine lacks refinement and can be quite coarse in sound and feel, but the 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP's turbocharged engine and different gear ratios feel more sophisticated and responsive; the turbo doesn't bring much lag (hesitation) either.