The Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky were small, 2-seat sports cars offered by General Motors from 2006 to 2010. The Solstice was Pontiac’s first 2-seater since the demise of the mid-engine Fiero in 1988. The shutdown of the Pontiac and Saturn divisions was the end for the Solstice/Sky pairing, as no other GM division decided to pick up the models. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, this 2006 Solstice may have been a weekend car, as the noted mileage is less than 18,000. You can drop the top and cruise around once you hand over $13,000 for the little automobile marketed here on Facebook Marketplace.
Pontiac found more success with the Solstice, which outsold its Saturn equivalent by about 2 to 1. The cars were powered by a 2.4-liter engine that was rated at 177 hp (naturally aspirated). They were built on the GM Kappa platform, which was also employed on the Opel GT and Daewoo G2X sold overseas. The Solstice had a good reputation in the Sports Car Club of America and was in the hunt for the North American Car of the Year Award in its first year.
This sports car has a 5-speed manual transmission, which could help deliver 26 mpg on the highway. The vehicle has changed hands at least three times, so perhaps the history of the automobile isn’t well documented. The Pontiac sports Summit White paint with a black leather interior. Everything looks shipshape, and I believe the body panels are made of plastic materials like most of the rest of the Saturn population.
An upgraded sound system was installed in the little drop-top, and the seller has a current CarFax report that would-be buyers can inspect. This sports car has spent a great deal of its time in the garage, which is a shame because these machines were made to be out zipping around, not hibernating. I can’t recall the last time I saw one of these cars, even though Pontiac sold 65,000 Solstices and Saturn 34,000 Skys. Thanks for the tip, T.J.!
I had one of the very first Sky’s sold in TN, I loved the look and it was fun to drive. A little underwhelming in the power category, but the 5-speed manual was really good. Had a large tree limb fall out of the sky heading down a road to the lake – at 45 it almost decapitated us. Top off- it bounced off the hood, into the windshield frame, over us and onto the back deck. My wife was never comfortable in it again. I’d buy another if she’d let me…..