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Pontiac Solstice: Shallow Charms

2006 Pontiac Solstice - Photo by Warren Clarke, Edmunds.com
Roommate:
Hey, you've got that little blue sports car again.

Me: Yeah.

Roommate: Bet that thing turns a lotta heads.

Me: Huh?..
My dazed "huh?" wasn't due to hearing impairment or some kind of learning disability; I'm aware that the Solstice is a sexy beast that may as well come with its own spotlight. It gets people hot and bothered even here in Hollywood, a town in which most have seen it all.

It's just that when you actually have to drive the Solstice, it's easy to forget what a drool magnet it is. Your senses are bum-rushed by the cabin's cramped dimensions, by the noisy coarseness of the engine, by the clunky gear shifts, by the interior's poor ergonomics, by the...

But it sure is pretty.

Warren Clarke
Content Editor, Edmunds.com @ 17,366 miles

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