 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | AF 350Z | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
 | | ||
| |
|
| Latest | 0 Rplys |
|
|||||||
| Car Rumors & Concepts Post pictures and discuss the upcoming cars, rumors and spy photos. |
| View Poll Results: How would you rate this Concept's design? | |||
| Very original and great looking |
   
|
9 | 33.33% |
| Nice |
  
|
12 | 44.44% |
| Just "another one" |
  
|
4 | 14.81% |
| Hate it |
  
|
2 | 7.41% |
| Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll | |||
 |
 Show Printable Version |  Email this Page | 
Subscribe to this Thread
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
04-29-2001, 10:42 AM
|
#1 | |
|
Your friendly AF Admin
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Los Angeles, California
Posts: 5,060
Thanks: 26
Thanked 103 Times in 68 Posts
|
I think it would be cool if it makes it into production.
  
__________________
Welcome to the Revolution |
|
|
|
|
04-29-2001, 04:13 PM
|
#2 | |
|
AF Newbie
 Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 37
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Thats a cool car.
Does anyone know the stats on it? <><><>VINce |
|
|
|
|
|
08-20-2001, 12:07 PM
|
#3 | |
|
Old Mod
 Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: None
Posts: 1,525
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
It was reported a few weeks ago that the Bengal is going into production. It's a four-seater with the top up and a two-seater with the top down. It has a rear side door to provide access to the rear seat...for golf bags.
It's front-wheel drive and is powered by a V6 engine. The transmission is mounted in the front of the car as opposed to between the engine and the firewall as in most FWD cars. This setup allows for a longer wheelbase. Having seen it at a few car shows, I don't see what all the excitement is about. It's not all that pretty. It's not all that interesting from the engineering side. Other companies make better convertibles and, probably, sell them for less than what Buick will sell this one. |
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2001, 06:35 PM
|
#4 | |
|
Oldie
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 2,807
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
I just hope the production version doesn't get botched. I think it will be successful, but not for enthusaists. I like it.
__________________
You can live in a car, but you can't drive a house!! MSN: carnut16@hotmail.com |
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2001, 03:59 PM
|
#5 | |
|
AF Fanatic
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,677
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
looks like it's based on the Lexus SC430.... meh
__________________
R.I.P. Lamont Coleman a.k.a. Big L -- 1975-1999 "Your ice don't shine an your chain hollow/ why you front in clubs for hours wit tha same bottle/ takin midget sips/ I run wit the richest clicks/ Tap the thickest chicks/ plus drop the slickest hits/ you know nothin about L/ so don't doubt L/ what's this muthafuckin rap game wit out L/ Yo that's like jewels wit out ice/ that's like china wit out rice/ or the holy bible wit out christ/ tha bulls wit out mike/ crack heads wit out pipes/ or hockey games wit out fights/ don't touch the mic if you aint able to spit/ flamboyant is tha label i'm wit.. muthafucka.... Big L" |
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2001, 11:11 AM
|
#6 | |
|
Oldie
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 2,807
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
I think we can all agree that its better than the ASS-tek.
__________________
You can live in a car, but you can't drive a house!! MSN: carnut16@hotmail.com |
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2001, 08:38 PM
|
#7 | |
|
AF Regular
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Stratford, ON
Posts: 423
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Looks OK to me - but it needs some help yet.
__________________
  2000 LS8 Sport, 1992 XR7 5.0 HO |
|
|
|
|
|
06-20-2002, 07:17 AM
|
#8 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 110
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
that car looks amazing!:bandit: :smoka: :smoker2: :ylsuper
__________________
:finger: Black and Blown Thugs :finger: |
|
|
|
|
|
06-20-2002, 10:10 PM
|
#9 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 690
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
that car looks sooo nice they better put it into production
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2003, 07:31 AM
|
#10 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 8
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
It's actually a part of a set of three.
Pontiac Solstice > Buick Bengal > Saturn Skye. The Saturn I saw in person was ugly, Didn't see the bengal and the pontiac is a very sweet roadster. There's talk it MAY go into production.... we'll see... I ~think~ they will all be based on a aluminum 2.2L Ecotech, and the pontiac will get a supercharger (ala saab's turbo charged "ecotecs) I have a few pics of the pontiac if interested... |
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2003, 09:24 AM
|
#11 | |
|
Old Mod
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: None
Posts: 1,525
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
As concepts, the Sky, Bengal, and Solstice were not related. I believe the Sky and the Solstice both used Ecotech engines, but the Solstice was RWD and the Sky was FWD. The Bengal, too, was FWD and used a unique drivetrain setup where the transaxle was in front of the engine as opposed to the tradition of placing the transaxle behind the transversely mounted engine.
At one point, the Sky, Bengal, and Solstice were all headed toward production but all riding on a version of the Solstice's "tubular" platform. In the past year, the Sky and Bengal have been axed. The Solstice, however, is still due to enter production in about three years. Pontiac's version of the Ecotec will be more akin to the Saturn ION Red Line's supercharged engine than the Saab 9-3's turbo engine. |
|
|
|
|
|
08-10-2003, 10:02 PM
|
#12 | ||
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 140
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Quote:
 |
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2003, 10:04 AM
|
#13 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Posts: 30
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
it's direct comiptition is as follows
porsche boxster acura a4 cabriolet lexus sc 430 chrysler sebring conv ford mustang infiniti g35 nissan skyline saturn ion quad coupe |
|
|
|
|
|
11-04-2003, 10:04 AM
|
#14 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Posts: 30
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
it's direct competition is as follows
porsche boxster acura a4 cabriolet lexus sc 430 chrysler sebring conv ford mustang infiniti g35 nissan skyline saturn ion quad coupe |
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
