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Meet Milan

Milan is the name Mercury will bestow upon its entry-level sedan, a version of the Lincoln Zephyr and Mazda 6. Milan will debut at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the 2006 model goes on sale by fall 2005. The five-passenger midsize car is built on a stretched version of the chassis underpinning the Mazda 6.

Solstice promises

Though nine months from market, Pontiac's Solstice roadster is already strutting its stuff. Solstice program chief Lori Queen says while the Pontiac will be bigger than a Miata but nowhere near as expensive and high-revving as a Honda S2000, Solstice buyers can plan on Miata-beater acceleration right out of the box.

"We do 0 to 60 faster than a Miata,'' assures Queen. The last Miata AutoWeek tested posted a 7.89-second 0-to-60 time; the MazdaSpeed version in the Aug. 30 issue consistently ran sub-sevens.

Queen won't confirm reports that the edgy Vauxhall VX Lightning will be the styling model for Saturn's version of the Solstice. But she did say the Saturn due in fall 2005 ...

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