Word: roadster
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...breed entirely. Rolled out to great acclaim at the Detroit Auto Show last week, this luxury sportmobile may not exactly be elegant. But not since I drove the limited production BMW Z8 roadster last summer have I been behind the wheel of a car that prompted so many oohs and ahs, and not a few Wows - including one from yours truly when I punched it on the FDR drive just minutes later...
...surprise, the company's designers and engineers delivered the car in record time. A flood of sketches and round-the-clock construction yielded the Pontiac Solstice, a two-door, gunmetal gray roadster with a supercharged engine and a Corvette transmission, which was to make its debut at the Detroit show on Sunday. The car is exactly what Lutz had in mind--simple, sultry, evocative--and although it is for now the only one of its kind, its off-the-shelf components suggest that if the critics like it, it could make it into production in a few years and sell...
...report it stolen or missing, and FreedomPay or 2Scoot will deactivate it and issue a new one with a new code. And those who use the electronic-purse system usually keep only two-figure sums of money in them. "It's not like you're gonna buy a 1948 roadster with a $99 account," says Jim Forbes, an analyst for consulting firm IDG, based in San Mateo, Calif...
...pair of trousers from Saks Fifth Avenue) started out as a snazzy two-seater weighing 3,000 lbs. and costing $2,695. It eventually evolved into a giant sedan weighing more than 5,000 lbs. that was finally discontinued in 1997. The new model, slimmed down to roadster size and fitted with familiar curves and modern appointments, will emerge in the luxury $30,000 category...
ROAD WARRIORS New materials will give stylists new freedom. Nissan made its name in the 1970s with the racy 240Z coupe. At far right is a vision of the Z of tomorrow. The roadster at right is for the inveterate sportsman: note the oblong slot on the side for golf clubs...