Damovc said:
There seem to be a couple of members on this forum who have reasonably strong technical backgrounds. Anyone care to speculate on how a supercharged version of the solstice will perform, if we make the assumption that:
1) it comes in at 240hp as speculated, and
2) weighs the same as the base version (or close to it)
IF and only IF it is supercharged. There's also a lot of speculation and no firm GM committment for a charged version at all, just a lot of 'hinting'. And there's quite a few that have assumed this fictional *-charged engine is going to be a supercharged one.
Having said that, IF they do any sort of charging, my money is on turbo. My guess is that if they do a turbo, it will come in at a minimum of 230 HP. Also, my speculation is that it would be dropped down in displacement to a 2.0 (but that's just a guess), something like the SAAB turbos currently available.
Generally, you can count on either a super or a turbo charger and all the baggage to go with it to weigh in at an extra 35 lbs minimum, but maybe more (possibly MUCH more) than that.
So go with a bunch of options that get tied to an uplevel engine and everything else, maybe 19" or 20" wheels even?... powered hard top?... who knows... and I could see things looking like... just a moment... looking in my crystal ball...
Answers... I see answers... maybe not correct ones, but:
1) Yup. Probably minimum 240 hp. SAABs are easily making 1.8 liter turbos at over 200.
2) Add 75 lbs, and maybe as much as 125 lbs
[GASP!!!] . Worst case 125, making a new curb weight of 1 1/2 tons (that's 3000 lbs... not so bad, really).
Depending on if, but assuming it is done, and how it is accomplished, torque peaks are dropping lower and lower on turbos nowadays. Either super or turbo, it ought to be a 'spirited' ride, no matter what. :smile