# 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP spy shots - 240 hp turbo engine **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 20, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554 "2005-09-20T18:05:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/61 "2005-12-29T09:45:39Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > . every time you post, i just look at your custom title, and then i go on with life like nothing happened 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tkklemann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tkklemann/32/7298_2.png) [@Tkklemann](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tkklemann)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/62 "2005-12-29T10:19:41Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > every time you post, i just look at your custom title, and then i go on with life like nothing happened 🙂 Ha!!! That made me laugh… ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/63 "2005-12-29T10:28:52Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > every time you post, i just look at your custom title, and then i go on with life like nothing happened 🙂 So this is your way of saying you drive a piece of shit and youll just pick apart every car that you will never afford to own. > [@Pass McGass](#): > > Let me just ask again, what kind of car do YOU drive? Is there any aspect of it that even touches the 260hp solstice? Or do you drive another swapped 240 that everybody and their fat girflriend has… . ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/64 "2005-12-29T10:31:35Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > So this is your way of saying you drive a piece of shit and youll just pick apart every car that you will never afford to own. > > . is this your way of not trying to deny your a whiney bitch ? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/65 "2005-12-29T10:33:52Z")
ibtl ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/66 "2005-12-29T10:36:24Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > is this your way of not trying to deny your a whiney bitch ? No, I do not own any part of whiney bitch so idk what you’RE talking about? The whiney bitch title was from ONE time when I was servicing rubicant and I asked him to stop pushing on the back of my head and gagging me. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/67 "2005-12-29T10:39:02Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > The whiney bitch title was from ONE time when I was servicing rubicant and I asked him to stop pushing on the back of my head and gagging me. dude, come on … any time your on your knees you have NO right to try to make requests :suckoff: ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/68 "2005-12-29T10:40:02Z")
Yeah, I learned my lesson so what wanna fight about it? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/69 "2005-12-29T10:40:43Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > Yeah, I learned my lesson so what wanna fight about it? nah, but i wouldnt mind a BJ ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/70 "2005-12-29T11:02:46Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > nah, but i wouldnt mind a BJ ew ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/71 "2005-12-29T14:12:54Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > those were 2 seperate comments > > it would be nice if it had more hp > > it would be nice if it had a better redline and i was just refering to the reving part, didnt feel like deleting the first part. So what exactly is a “better redline”? And why is it better? ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/72 "2005-12-29T15:05:55Z")
sounds like fun to me. I initially didn’t like the look of em seeing them online but its grown on me a bit and I think the look much better in person. 4-5000 extra makes it around 25-26, no? not a bad deal. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/73 "2005-12-29T15:18:25Z")
I duno, IMHO I dont really lkike it, i seen one at the pontiac dealer durring a walk threw for the fire company…i wsnt really impressed…i did like the Pontiac GTX they had though, with the 5.4 ltr engine. it was nice. ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/74 "2005-12-29T19:08:18Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > 260hp in a ~2800lb car FROM THE FACTORY and you guys still complain? Those number will put it firmly into S2000 territory, performancewise. Don’t be too surprised if it beats the S2k in performance tests when it comes out. Their target was the Miata for the NA version, and they have been successful in producing a comparable car for a similar price. They’ve already stated that the S2000 is their target for the GXP, so I’d expect the GXP to deliver the goods. As long as they don’t do dumb shit like require the leather interior and power crap with the limited slip diff and ABS. I’ve heard they started doing things like that on the NA model, and that sucks, because the version I want (ABS and LSD, no other options) is just over $21k. ---
**Author:** ![woody](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woody/32/7191_2.png) [@woody](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woody)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/75 "2005-12-29T19:44:34Z")
so how long before aftermarket front ends come out? summer? a turbo charged model from the factory is pretty ideal to start making power on a new platform. look at every other lightweight FI 4cyl car that has been produced. pretty much every one put down nice numbers once they were moded. this is just a new semi affordable playground for tuners. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/76 "2005-12-31T13:26:25Z")
“The Solstice is as one dimensional as the Chrysler PT Cruiser” - CAR magazine. I just can’t wait to drive one. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/77 "2005-12-31T14:06:00Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks that car looks horrid? no i am with u ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/78 "2005-12-31T15:30:06Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > “The Solstice is as one dimensional as the Chrysler PT Cruiser” - CAR magazine. > > I just can’t wait to drive one. 🤣 a quote like that can’t be good… lol ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/79 "2005-12-31T16:25:13Z")
It seemed like they really wanted to like it, but it just wasn’t working for them. To the Pontiac’s credit the review wasn’t that long. They did say that they felt the MX-5’s engine wasn’t quick enough to rev. They also didn’t like the Solstice seats (I think they said “And they want you to drive this car hard?”) and the interior was…cheap. Well no shit–look at it! I love CAR magazine, but I can’t be bothered paying $9.95 at issue for one. So I sit in B&N and read it every month. I bought one at an airport about 6 years ago. They really liked the IS250. shrug. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554/80 "2006-01-04T05:30:07Z")
Real pics, specs. [http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24769](http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24769) Highlights of the Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo engine include: - Steel crankshaft - Forged connecting rods - Forged oil-galley pistons - Jet-spray piston cooling - 9.2:1 compression ratio - Aluminum [cylinder head](http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24769#) with sodium-filled exhaust valves - High-pressure engine-driven fuel pump - Variable pressure fuel rail - Dual-scroll turbocharger [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-pontiac-solstice-gxp-spy-shots-240-hp-turbo-engine/2554.md?page=5)