DETROIT — Edag's Pontiac Solstice police car, which is on display at the 2007 North American International Auto Show, has drawn lots of attention from the Detroit police.
There's the fact that the police badge on the side is not strictly standard issue — and there's the problem that it's just too much of a tight squeeze for Detroit's men in blue. "The police say, 'We'll never fit our big guys in that car,' " says John Van Rooyen, Edag Engineering and Design sales account manager.
But the Edag Solstice is not meant for the mean streets. It's a one-off, fun vehicle done up for the Detroit show to demonstrate the company's removable hardtop, which hits the streets in mid-February with a $2,499 price tag. A removable hard top for the Saturn Sky follows in April, priced at $2,799.
Van Rooyen says Edag made no powertrain improvements to its Solstice police car but just used a stock Solstice and added the 115-pound hardtop. The hardtop allows you to keep the Solstice's convertible top in place as the top fits over it.
What this means to you: You'll never have to outrun a Solstice scout car, but you may want the hard-top modification for your personal Pontiac.
There's the fact that the police badge on the side is not strictly standard issue — and there's the problem that it's just too much of a tight squeeze for Detroit's men in blue. "The police say, 'We'll never fit our big guys in that car,' " says John Van Rooyen, Edag Engineering and Design sales account manager.
But the Edag Solstice is not meant for the mean streets. It's a one-off, fun vehicle done up for the Detroit show to demonstrate the company's removable hardtop, which hits the streets in mid-February with a $2,499 price tag. A removable hard top for the Saturn Sky follows in April, priced at $2,799.
Van Rooyen says Edag made no powertrain improvements to its Solstice police car but just used a stock Solstice and added the 115-pound hardtop. The hardtop allows you to keep the Solstice's convertible top in place as the top fits over it.
What this means to you: You'll never have to outrun a Solstice scout car, but you may want the hard-top modification for your personal Pontiac.
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