At the next Detroit Motor Show EDAG, the Germany-based engineering and Design company, will exhibit a concept car based on the Pontiac Solstice.

The main feature is an original hard top that deeply influences the vehicle exterior appearance, creating a modern wagon-effect, in some ways similar to the Bmw Z3 Coupé and the recent Audi Shooting Brake Concept.

The special roof replaces the standard cloth top which disappears under a flap in the back when retracted.

According to EDAG, the Solstice is inspired by the Pontiac Safari station wagons of the 1950s and 1960s and represents a "contemporary variant of a sports estate".

The Solstice will be displayed together with the EDAG SUV 2005 concept vehicle - "a lifestyle sports vehicle of the luxury class and was conceived specifically for car lovers who appreciate a sporty and thoroughly extroverted appearance in the off-roader segment as well" as explained by Johannes Barckmann, head of the EDAG Design Studio.

(Source: EDAG)