The Pontiac Solstice was the first of the Kappa Car family, when it came out as a 2006 model. The humble 2.4L that it offered seemed like enough power to have fun on the road, but those early adopters were soon to get blown away by the performance potential of the 2.0L LNF powered GXP model that came out a few months later as a 2007 model. That GXP solidified the Solstice in the sports car history books, and gave the platform a power plant that would become a true rival to many higher displacement automobiles.