Super Car Blog

Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA, Time Warp, Convertibles, Pontiac
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While the recently concluded Frankfurt Motor Show claimed to be all about environmentally friendly green cars, there were notable exceptions on hand including but certainly not limited to the decidedly environmentally unfriendly Lamborghini Reventon. For this year’s SEMA Show, General Motors will attempt […]

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet

With the cancellation of the Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged (above) for 2008 and the impending arrival of the turbocharged HHR SS, speculation was rampant that GM planned to take that 2.0L turbocharged, direct-injected Ecotec and drop it in the Cobalt’s engine bay. As has been shown in the past, automakers can […]

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Convertibles, Videos, GM, Pontiac
The Pontiac Solstice has plenty of performance potential, and the SD-290 concept at SEMA uses a soon-to-be launched Stage II aftermarket kit for extra power and pizazz. 290 horsepower and 310 ft-lbs. are only part of the story, as light weight materials, a deleted passenger compartment and […]

Filed under: Etc., GM, Pontiac
Oh no. Blogger Mickey Kaus says that he’s seen an updated Pontiac Solstice (’09, presumably, since the ‘08 is unchanged), and that the new front clip sports the unbecoming, “tongue-thrusting” look of the current G6 GXP. Let’s hope what Kaus saw was just some driver with poor taste rolling with an […]