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Oct 15, 2008 | 12:42 PM

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Those are photoshops of the spy shots...they just removed the tape and added the 18/19 wheels from 06-08.

Ooops. I got owned by teh chop. lol~

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Oct 15, 2008 | 01:15 PM

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Ooops. I got owned by teh chop. lol~

Happens to the best of us!

Oct 15, 2008 | 01:29 PM

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I bet if you put a Pontiac badge on it, most people would think it really is a Pontiac.

Oct 15, 2008 | 03:29 PM

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Yes, please someone post a pic of the 370z with the new pontiac solstice hard top they look similar in profile, ughghghghghg.

Oct 15, 2008 | 03:48 PM

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GUYS ARE YOU SURE THIS ISN'T THE NEW PONTIAC SOLSTICE COUPE LOOK AT THE SIDE PROFILE, LOL. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Oct 15, 2008 | 04:03 PM

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i don't know what everyone is smoking....but how does the 370 look like a solstice? doesnt resemble the Z in anyway to me.

Oct 15, 2008 | 04:30 PM

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GUYS ARE YOU SURE THIS ISN'T THE NEW PONTIAC SOLSTICE COUPE LOOK AT THE SIDE PROFILE, LOL. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ummmm.. Yeah. We are VERY sure. The Z looks NOTHING like the Solstice. Have you been to happy hour this evening???

Oct 15, 2008 | 07:06 PM

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GUYS ARE YOU SURE THIS ISN'T THE NEW PONTIAC SOLSTICE COUPE LOOK AT THE SIDE PROFILE, LOL. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

^^^^ needs glasses my friends !

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Oct 15, 2008 | 07:12 PM

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GUYS ARE YOU SURE THIS ISN'T THE NEW PONTIAC SOLSTICE COUPE LOOK AT THE SIDE PROFILE, LOL. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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^^^^ needs glasses my friends !

I need glasses to see the damn pictures

Oct 15, 2008 | 07:25 PM

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Im looking forward to it at the dealership...I'll swipe up the 2nd year model.

Oct 15, 2008 | 08:43 PM

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Oct 15, 2008 | 09:25 PM

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i don't know what everyone is smoking....but how does the 370 look like a solstice? doesnt resemble the Z in anyway to me.

It does resemble the solstics in quite a few respects. The 350Z was a combination of hard-line facets as well as curves where the 370 has lost many of the facets and gone with whispy curves running form the fornt fender to the rear. There is also a lot of bowing in and out.

The car looks more 'animal' and I for one hate cars that resemble animals or living creatures (see Tiburon)

Oct 15, 2008 | 09:26 PM

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GUYS ARE YOU SURE THIS ISN'T THE NEW PONTIAC SOLSTICE COUPE LOOK AT THE SIDE PROFILE, LOL. UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Excellent find, Marques. My point exactly.

Oct 15, 2008 | 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mumbo Jumbo

This has real potential and I think I'm going to like this car a lot. However, IMHO the 350 is just a more balanced, unified and timeless design. Things are always going to change though. So it's out with the old and in with the new.

Anyway...did some late night photo editing to see what this thing could look like. Had to make the wheels bigger. These new fenders absolutely need them.

Nice work.

That angle looks amazing. The hardest part of buying one of these cars is going to be choosing a color.

Oct 16, 2008 | 12:12 AM

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i don't know what everyone is smoking....but how does the 370 look like a solstice? doesnt resemble the Z in anyway to me.

No wonder there are so many varying opinions on the 370Z, some can't tell the difference between it and a Greyhound bus. Not all but some.

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Oct 16, 2008 | 12:18 AM

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Excellent find, Marques. My point exactly.

Hmm, the 370Z has a similar profile as the 240Z. I think that car was introduced in 1970 by Nissan. Also, the 260Z, 280ZX and 280ZXafter it. So, you might think their could be a possibility they would use some of the same design cues. What do you think???

If you say the Solstice looks like the Z one could say every car produced has 10 or 20 cars that look like it too.

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Oct 16, 2008 | 12:22 AM

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I bet if you put a Pontiac badge on it, most people would think it really is a Pontiac.

I bet if I put a Pontiac badge on the 350Z, Vette, Porsche, Escalade, they would think it is a Pontiac.

Oct 16, 2008 | 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu_Blur

I bet if you put a Porsche badge on it, most people would think it really is a Porsche.

Fixed.

Oct 16, 2008 | 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sambo

I love big butts and I cannot lie. I love the wide body look with the wider fender flare outs. Im gonna have fun stuffing the hell out of the wheel wells wwith some wide rims/tires combo.

Quick Photoshop of how it may look with a drop and wider tires. Hmmmm