The convertible's trunk has a double-hinged lid for stowing from the top. It opens like a conventional trunk for cargo storage, but is reverse-hinged to accept the folding hardtop. A hard tonneau cover automatically appears as part of the hardtop retraction process. When the top is stowed, the trunk provides 1.8 cubic feet of cargo space. With the top up, trunk capacity increases to 5.8 cubic feet. Though built on the same platform as the coupe, the 2006 Pontiac G6 convertible was strengthened to bolster vehicle rigidity. How that translates on the road -- as well as the weight of a roof that is apparently the world's largest retractable hardtop -- will tell much about whether the convertible maintains a performance reputation.

Of course, it's not that big of a deal. Lurking out there, somewhere, is the car that will single-handedly transform Pontiac from the brand that huffs and puffs and tries hard to be exciting to one that actually gets the pulse on the giddy up. G6…what? Pardon, Mr. Lutz. When did you say that Solstice would arrive at dealerships?

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