I'd take an '06 Boxster S over the S2000... but none of the others, nor an older Boxster. To each his own, but the Z4 and Sky/Solstice twins are ugly to me.

 

What's funny is how many hundreds of Evo owners on this board do the exact same thing whenever the Evo gets compared to another car. Discuss any sports car here, and within a few posts you'll see "Yeah, I could add some mods and smoke it!" or "hot, but I'd rather have an Evo with a stage 3". I've seen people say they'd rather have a tuned Evo than a C6 Z06 or a 911.

 

Yeah because 30+k is a bargan for "sports" car with no TQ and bairly any HP....I reread my post and i never mentioned anything about a "modded" S2K. Where did you get that from?

 

I love my EVO but i would never take it over a C6 or a C6 Z06 and deff not a 911.. those cars are in a class of there own as with many others. i know what your saying though and i agree. im just sick of the S2K vs. EVO threads and talk.......

 

I dont care what car manufacturer you have wood for...the saturn looks nice and will give those looking for a small sporty convertable a new choice.

 

I am too They're so completely different.


The Sky Redline and S2000 are a pretty good match, really. Even though the numbers don't seem equal, their performance will end up pretty comparable. The S2000 will still be a better AutoX and track car, I suspect.

 

I genuinely believe that all this negative reception to both the Solstice and the Sky is because of the stigma many people associate with their respective manufacturers. Lets be honest, Pontiac has been heading in a downward spiral for many years, and even the GTO had such a poor reception the company hardly gets looked at. Saturn has always been such a family oriented company that to now throw in a sports car is making everyone wonder if Saturn is capable of selling to the correct market or later to support it properly with the required dealer maintenance services. Most people will never realize that neither Saturn or Pontiac designed these cars, but their names alone will be the cars downfall.

If Opel or Vauxhall had entered into the US market with these cars, I do believe that these cars would be getting much better word of mouth press from everyone simply because they are not either Pontiac or Saturn. I think they are both very good looking cars, and based soley on specs, have the capability to be semi performance vehicles. Being roadsters, they definitely will make for fun rides.

 

The regular Solstice has been selling extremely well. I think there are enough people with faith in Pontiac to sustain the sales GM needs to make money on the car, at least for a couple of years. Saturn is a different story; Saturn has a very 'cheap' image and I think a lot of people will balk at a $30,000 Saturn much like people balk at a $30,000 Hyundai.

The GTO, while a pretty decent car for the money, never did anything for most buyers. I think a lot has to do with GM's mentality at the time that simply calling it a GTO would bring people in, which never happened. It doesn't look like that'll be a problem with the Solstice.

 

As a matter of fact I've owned two VW GTIs, a 1.8T and a VR6, a BMW M Coupe, an Evo, and I traded the Evo in on this 2006 Honda.

And yes I am telling you that if someone gave me the choice between the saturn listed, the s2000, a porsche boxster s, or a bmw z4, WITHOUT A DOUBT i would choose the S2000.....

And I did pick the S2000 and I have no regrets.... buddy

 

No way this will out-sell s2000! Bad idea

 

I bet it will in the U.S. Every dealer has a long waiting list for just the non-turbo sky.
GM is hoping the sky will be the hit that the Miata was in the learly 90's. I think it is one of the best ideas GM has had in a while.

 

Here I'll help you all with the visual:



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Yeah its great^^ but if i were going for looks and not performance i wouldnt get a chick car. i would get a porsche or something that actually looks like a guys car.

 

Where do you get the idea that the S2000 is a chick car?

The majority of owners I know and have seen are older men and 18-30 year old men. Not that there aren't the occasional women drivers.

In my opinion there will probably be more women driving this Saturn than the S2000.

It's sad that the stereotype of the 2 seater convertible sports cars, i.e. the miata, s2000, and others are simply labeled 'chick cars'

 

You couldn't be more wrong... I would take the s2k in a second over all those cars, even over my evo.