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G37 vert has smaller trunk than the Solstice

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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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G37 vert has smaller trunk than the Solstice

when the top is down.

http://cars.about.com/od/infiniti/fr...ti_G37conv.htm

The trunk, however, is more like a bad joke. With the top up, it's a meager 10.3 cubic feet, including a small compartment under the trunk floor, which is partially taken up by the tire inflator kit. With the top down, trunk space (a term I use loosely) shrinks to a tiny 2-cubic-foot slot that makes the Pontiac Solstice look like a Volvo wagon. What does Infiniti expect you to put there? Socks? A couple of pens? Memo to Infiniti: People like to take convertibles on road trips. Good thing the back seat is useless for people, because you're going to need it for your luggage... or your groceries.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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You ever seen the trunk on a Solstice? It's not just a joke, it's ridiculous.

I think G37 vert is stupid. Anybody who buys one is a narcistic douchebag that knows nothing about cars.
The G37 coupe is a very nice and capable automobile, but to bastardize it by stapling on a convertible hard top is height of stupidity. Leave it alone. Don't placate the douchebags by building the G37 vert.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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yuck
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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god dam thats tiny
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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sounds like a winner to me lol
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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"I averaged a dismal 16.7 MPG"

lol
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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lol. Epic fail it's nearly 2 tons.
I bet you 0-60 is 6.8 seconds.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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G37 really wants to be a gran turismo but it never will be because it's a Japanese car
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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not to threadjack but i saw an is convertible and its UGLY as hell what were they thinking has anyone else seen one?
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rodjonathan
not to threadjack but i saw an is convertible and its UGLY as hell what were they thinking has anyone else seen one?
Debadged I would think it was a Solara
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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Thank goodness there is a backseat for storage and lower insurance.
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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What really gets me is the Solstice coupe/targa with no place to store the top. All other targas as far back as the 1960's found a way to carry the top with you. 40 years later and GM can't find a way to design a targa with a place for the top. Even in my 1978 Fiat X1/9, a tiny car, was I able to take the top with me. And it didn't take up any room in the front trunk.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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horrible! whats the point if nothing about it is functional?
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 911SC
What really gets me is the Solstice coupe/targa with no place to store the top. All other targas as far back as the 1960's found a way to carry the top with you. 40 years later and GM can't find a way to design a targa with a place for the top. Even in my 1978 Fiat X1/9, a tiny car, was I able to take the top with me. And it didn't take up any room in the front trunk.
funny that, cause I remember the Veyron Grand Sport doesn't have a place for her targa top either, and instead needs an umbrella lol
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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It's because of the way GM designed the rear hatch. Instead of going with a normal hatch, they only made the rear glass portion open.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by shazy
lol. Epic fail it's nearly 2 tons.
I bet you 0-60 is 6.8 seconds.
It's more than 2 tons. Weighs as much as an SUV.


What do you expect when Nissan builds a convertible. *face palms*
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