Pontiac’s last hurrah

Pontiac has produced its final new model, the Solstice GXP coupe. It’s an aesthetically beautiful car that at once reminds us of what Pontiac could have been and what is was. The lines of the car are exciting and it has a somewhat exotic feel with its hood up and hanging over itself as if it were looking in on its own engine. However, a few details seemed to have been over-looked, such as the interior (all of it), the fact that there is no where on board to stow the removable top, and then there's the issue of visibility... with the roof panel in place you have to lean ahead to see traffic lights, the shape of the side glass and downward slope of the roof make the views out the side difficult, rearward visibility with the roof in place is virtually non-existent, the quarter windows are blocked by the C-pillars and the view is further compromised by the small size and steep angle of the glass hatch. Not that this matters much for the Solstice, at the end of an era its off to collectors’ garages.