The Pontiac Solstice Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.4 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 5800 rpm and 226 Nm (167 lbft/23 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1329 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2415 mm | 95.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 3992 mm | 157.2 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1292 mm | 50.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1329 kg | 2930 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.5 litres | 11.3 [13.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2384 cc (145.481 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 98 mm
3.46 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
226 Nm (167 ft·lb) (23 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
54.1 kW/litre 73.6 ps/litre 72.6 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
94.8 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1191.3 kPa (172.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 596 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.3 kg/kW 17.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle RSA P245/45 R 18 96V | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle RSA P245/45 R 18 96V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2791 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170280 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Pontiac Solstice Coupé added 2008-03-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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