Pontiac Solstice - Shared Technology

Shared Technology

The sharing of technology and various components is a common practice among automakers, resulting in reduced parts costs. The Solstice shares major components with nearly every GM division:

  • The rear axle and differential are from the Sigma-based Cadillac CTS
  • The interior storage bin is from the Cadillac XLR
  • The passenger side's front airbag, steering column, and exterior and interior door handles are from the Chevrolet Cobalt
  • The backup lights are from the GMC Envoy
  • The heating, ventilating, and air conditioning modules are from the Hummer H3
  • The front fog lamp assembly is from the Pontiac Grand Prix
  • The steering wheel is also featured in the Pontiac G5, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Cobalt
  • The 2.4 L Ecotec engine is shared with the Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet Malibu, and Chevrolet HHR
  • The five-speed manual transmission is the same as in the Hummer H3, GMC Canyon, and Chevrolet Colorado
  • The five-speed automatic is identical to those of the Cadillac CTS, STS, and SRX
  • The side view mirrors and AC vents are from the Fiat Barchetta
  • The seat frames are from the previous generation Opel Corsa

Read more about this topic:  Pontiac Solstice

Famous quotes containing the words shared and/or technology:

    “Let us pardon him his hope of a vain apocalypse, and of a second coming in great triumph upon the clouds of heaven. Perhaps these were the errors of others rather than his own; and if it be true that he himself shared the general illusion, what matters it, since his dream rendered him strong against death, and sustained him in a struggle to which he might otherwise have been unequal?”
    —Ernest Renan (1823–1892)

    “Technology is not an image of the world but a way of operating on reality. The nihilism of technology lies not only in the fact that it is the most perfect expression of the will to power ... but also in the fact that it lacks meaning.”
    —Octavio Paz (b. 1914)