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Article: The Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Automotive column.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- January 4, 2006
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Byline: Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune
Jan. 4--The Pontiac Solstice roadster is cute and cuddly and boasts a design that proves General Motors stylists are finally awake. But where's the beef? Pontiac promised it would offer a high-performance GXP version of Solstice to silence complaints it could use more muscle.
Pontiac is keeping that promise at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. It's offering details on the 2007 Solstice GXP coming this fall.
GXP will be powered by a 2-liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder boasting 260 horsepower, or a whopping 47 percent more than the 4-cylinder in the base version. No word on price, but GXP gets more ...