The Saturn and Solstice are both great looking cars, with decent engines paired with transmissions badly geared for a sports car, and so-so handling. That's a cool car btw! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. And to top it all off, this is the last year of the S, so you will have somewhat of a collectors car. The Vauxhall VX220 Turbo is no twin of the Sky as I can tell although some say the Solstice and Sky basic design originated here.

The Pontiac Vibe is basically a Corolla Matrix, not a Verso, the Verso is a little longer and taller.

Or rather: I followed him for about 500 feet, until he was gone.And since it's a fucking Solstice, I can't see any awesome power adds coming up.

Take one for a test drive through a windy road and determine what you think of the handling. It's a really fantastic motor which is seriously detuned in stock form. The Vauxhall VX220 Turbo is no twin of the Sky as I can tell although some say the Solstice and Sky basic design originated here. The 2.4L World Engine in this puppy is quite impressive as well as the 6-speed Getrag. RE: Lotus Elise S2/Vauxhall VX220 | Better Together. Your California Privacy Rights | Do Not Sell My Personal Information What would you get for yourself instead?Hotdog: Did you test the turbo version?

If you like the looks over all other qualities of the car, go ahead and get it. The Camaro is not a rebadged/restyled Monaro, the old Pontiac GTO was. Yeah I always thought the GT was a pretty car. One thing which is sure, I don't see any other 30k car which might even be an interesting alternative... Sure, what do you want to know?

Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff. In 2003, the hosts of Top Gear named the Vauxhall VX220 Turbo "the most fun car of the year." Ad Choices.

It's not a mod unless power tools were involved.

If we restrict ourselves to new cars, the RedLine / GXP are basically unbeatable deals.They aren't perfect.

Then do the same in the S2000 and the Miata. The Vauxhall/Opel is actually a sports car, the saturn is just a cheap *** convertible with the facade of performance. More room in the S2K, even though I did drop the driver's seat with a set aftermarket seat rails.The Solstice/Sky? Tribus: Hallelujah! Get your answers by asking now. The Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice are copies of the Opel GT and Vauxhall VX220. You can probably get one brand new for less than 25k, which makes it one of the best bang-for-the-buck deals out there.Plus you may have a collectible, the last of the Mopar turbo-4 cylinders.I have had mine for a year and a half and it is the funnest car I have ever had. Vauxhall VX220 Car Review (2001) - Duration: 4:17. So you always have the option of playing around with forced induction later like I probably will. Awesome or not?

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I wouldn't want it as a daily driver, but it could make a fun toy to rip down the highway with sometimes, http://www.auto123.com/en/satu...75700800&artid=70865, CanadianDriver's review of used Sky/Solstice.