The Pontiac Solstice was an underrated sports car. It had the joyful driving experience of a lightweight roadster, head-turning styling, and, perhaps most importantly, more power and torque than an NC Mazda MX-5 Miata. The performance gap widened even further with the turbocharged Solstice GXP, and there’s an opportunity to buy one that’s like new.
This 2009 Pontiac Solstice for sale in Boca Raton, Florida is not only a GXP model, it also has the rare coupe body with a removable roof panel. This is a body design that we think is aging very well, and still looks sleek and sporty in 2025. In addition to the desirable body and trim combination, this one only has 790 miles on the odometer, adding up to an ambitious asking price of $39,995.
To recap, the Pontiac Solstice and the mechanically identical Saturn Sky were underpinned by the GM Kappa platform, a dedicated small sports car platform designed just for these cars. The base engine was the 2.4L I4 LE5, but the Solstice GXP and Sky Red Line employed the GM turbocharged 2.0L I4 LNF, rated at 260 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque in a car that weighs about 3,000 pounds.
Only 1,266 Solstice Coupe units were ever produced, most of which are 2009 models. This one is finished in Mysterious (paint code 41U), which was the most common paint option for the Solstice Coupe.
Unfortunately for enthusiasts, the Pontiac Solstice you see here comes with a 5-speed automatic transmission. However, in its favor, it has the Premium Package, which includes leather seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with accessory controls, cruise control, a driver information center, and fog lamps.
The story of the Pontiac Solstice has a sad ending. GM’s 2009 bankruptcy and restructuring meant the end of the Pontiac and Saturn brands, as well as the closure of the Wilmington Assembly plant in Deleware, where the Solstice and Sky were produced.
GM made a pair of stylish, sporty, and competitive lightweight, two-seater sports cars at a price point below the Corvette, but they simply couldn’t survive the GM bankruptcy. This is your chance to get your hands on a clean, low-mile example in a desirable spec while you still can.
Comments
No matter how you try to justify it, a 16 year old car is not “almost new.”
Automatic is just fine, thank you.
Fun fact, there isn’t room to store the roof inside the car. Gorgeous, though.
The car looks nice, even though many of the parts came from other GM vehicles. I found the seats extremely low and the car very noisy.
Jazz from Transformers lives!!!
These cars were fun to drive. Wish Pontiac was still around.
I thought these were two fine looking cars, especially the Saturn Sky. The turbo version was really appealing. Wish they would have kept making these cars.
Had an 07 trifeccta tuned to put out over 300 hp. It would keep up with my 01 z28. A pain to work on though.