While trying to dust of some rust of my German, I came across this article from Auto Zeitung Magazine. I used google translator in the link, which is not the greatest translator as you can see , but gives a fair idea of what the magazine is talking about.
Road Test Clicky (Translated)
The cars tested were
1. Alfa Romeo Spider 3,2 JTS V6 24V
2. AUDI TT Roadster 3,2 quattro
3. BMW Z4 3.0si Roadster
4. Mercedes SLK 350
5. Nissan 350Z Roadster
6. OPEL GT (AKA SATURN SKY)
7. Porsche Boxster
And no prizes for guessing that GT finished last. I was expecting it to at least trump the 350Z and the Alfa, but it was slaughtered.
Their main complaints were:
GT has the smallest interior
The available trunk volume is limited
The safety equipment is poor
Cheap interior plastics
Poor ergonomics
5 Speed Transmission- Which is moronic and makes the car thirsty and the lack of 6-speeds
Not so good handling
Things working in its favor
Price, Cheaper than most of those.
Design and style and
lightest of the bunch.
Before the auto magazines, start complaining the Kappas as all show and no go, GM needs to act fast and fix them NOW before the things go overboard and what will be left is a eulogy of a good car that could have been better.