Looking to upgrade from LT to SS. Auto or Manual?
Senior Member
Joined: 07-01-2010
Posts: 284
From: Denver, CO
I bought the auto for two reasons: Denver traffic, and because I wanted the one with the most performance. The following is from a Car and Driver test of the Solstice/Sky manual vs. auto (same engine as ours, same tuning):
Zero to 60 mph: 5.6 sec manual 5.2 sec auto
Zero to 100 mph: 14.9 sec manual 14.7 sec auto
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.7 sec manual 5.9 sec auto
Standing ¼-mile: 14.2 sec @ 98 mph manual 14.0 sec @ 98 mph auto
See: http://www.caranddriver.com/features...30_000-feature
Zero to 60 mph: 5.6 sec manual 5.2 sec auto
Zero to 100 mph: 14.9 sec manual 14.7 sec auto
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.7 sec manual 5.9 sec auto
Standing ¼-mile: 14.2 sec @ 98 mph manual 14.0 sec @ 98 mph auto
See: http://www.caranddriver.com/features...30_000-feature
Senior Member
Joined: 08-16-2009
Posts: 751
From: South
Couldn't agree more, I about put my foot through the floor everytime I drive the HHR SS after driving my other vehicle with a stick.
Member
Joined: 07-03-2008
Posts: 79
From: Rochester, NY
I've driven Sticks all my life, a few automatics mixed in mostly as winter rats.
Finally break down to getting our SS as an automatic due to my breaking five bones in my foot, and may wife having already had both hips replaced (I still think they are as fat as the old ones... so what was that all about!) and needing a knee surgery soon.
That and there wasn't a SS stick available in three hundred miles of here at the time helped the decision.
Finally break down to getting our SS as an automatic due to my breaking five bones in my foot, and may wife having already had both hips replaced (I still think they are as fat as the old ones... so what was that all about!) and needing a knee surgery soon.
That and there wasn't a SS stick available in three hundred miles of here at the time helped the decision.
Member
Joined: 07-03-2008
Posts: 79
From: Rochester, NY
I've driven Sticks all my life, a few automatics mixed in mostly as winter rats.
Finally break down to getting our SS as an automatic due to my breaking five bones in my foot, and may wife having already had both hips replaced (I still think they are as fat as the old ones... so what was that all about!) and needing a knee surgery soon.
That and there wasn't a SS stick available in three hundred miles of here at the time helped the decision.
Finally break down to getting our SS as an automatic due to my breaking five bones in my foot, and may wife having already had both hips replaced (I still think they are as fat as the old ones... so what was that all about!) and needing a knee surgery soon.
That and there wasn't a SS stick available in three hundred miles of here at the time helped the decision.
Senior Member
Joined: 07-29-2008
Posts: 727
From: Mass
and furthermore remote start is only available with the auto.. pretty essential if you are a year round driver like me
