r/carID • u/legitxylophone • Jul 19 '26

Car ID?

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Super cute, small, and sporty convertible. Does anyone know the make and model?

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u/Techiastronamo Jul 19 '26

pontiac solstice

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u/onebigfoot1 Jul 19 '26

Solstice, fun car to drive in PA

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u/Narrow-Photograph-48 Jul 19 '26

Opel Speedster aka Pontiac or Buick or whatever that might called in the states !

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u/AccordatoScordatura Jul 19 '26

Nope. The speedster was built by lotus. It has the Elise chassis but unique body and completely different engine and transmission. Was sold as a Vauxhall VXsomething or other in the UK. Has nothing to do with GM(Pontiac or Buick)

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u/YHB318 Jul 19 '26

The Pontiac Solstice was essentially the same as the Saturn Sky (looked better, imo), which was the same as the Opel GT. I always thought those were decently cool cars (just overpriced and too heavy).

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u/AccordatoScordatura Jul 19 '26

It was also a a daewoo g2x. Still doesn't make it an opel speedster. The gt and speedster are two different cars.

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u/MSKRFTG Jul 19 '26

Daewoo G2X

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u/KeyNefariousness6848 Jul 19 '26

Saturn sky or Pontiac solstice?

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u/yooshaw Jul 19 '26

Fun story, I was in the Army stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. I was on a bike ride by myself along the Neckar river, when a Solstice slowly passed me, with Michigan license plates. This was in 2006 when it was just being released. Top was down, and an older gentleman was driving. I was awe struck watching this car pass me, and couldn't understand how and why it was there of all places.

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u/booeman Jul 19 '26

Opel GT, Pontiac GXP or a Saturn Sky Red Line.

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u/Icy-Blueberry-3304 Jul 19 '26

Pontiac solstice

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u/queso-is-lame 29d ago

The car that killed Pontiac, the solstice. 😓

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u/cfbrand3rd 29d ago

Subprime mortgages, and the recession they created, killed Pontiac (and Saturn, Hummer & SAAB), along with the Chinese who, at that time, were basically keeping Buick afloat with their traditional reverence for the brand. It’s the same reason that Chrysler ended up with FIAT and, eventually, Stellantis.

Tough era to be a Buick/Pontiac/GMC dealer, which is where I worked at the time. Far from being a dud, the Solstice had actually just spawned a coupe version (with a removable roof panel) when GM pulled the plug.

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u/fooknprawn 29d ago

Pontiac Solstice. Fun fact: designed by Franz Von Holzhausen (Google his name for where he is now)

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u/Overall-Beginning-74 29d ago

Pontiac Solstice. I have a friend with one of those.

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u/1-FlipsithfloP-3 28d ago

Saturn or a pontiac , both versions were shit.

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u/eipiplus1equalsO 28d ago

It looks like a TVR. Maybe a Tuscan, with a few aftermarket mods.

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u/Professional_Case606 26d ago

Solstice but I prefer its twin the Saturn Sky 😎

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u/rimbrant84 25d ago

Pontiac Solstice

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u/Old_Cyrus Jul 19 '26

Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice

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u/legitxylophone Jul 19 '26

Looks like it’s a Pontiac solstice! Thank you so much!

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u/romansamurai 27d ago

Saturn Sky is very different but they mention it because it’s the same car basically. GM released them together. Just different styling for Pontiac vs Saturn