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cleoent 07-07-2005 03:42 PM
Saturn Sky spotted!
 
I think it's kind of cool.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...8/PICT1552.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...8/PICT1563.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...8/PICT1564.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...8/PICT1551.jpg

Originally Posted by Motortrend
General Motors dances with the branding devil yet again with a badge-engineered Saturn version of the Pontiac Solstice sports car. Both are rear-drive Kappa platform two-seaters, but the Sky has sharper creases in its sheetmetal, styling borrowed heavily from the Vauxhall Lightning concept. Other changes versus the Pontiac include more standard equipment, such as OnStar, power windows and air conditioning (although you can option out a Solstice with all of the Sky's equipment) and a more elegant interior with piano black inserts and LED backlighting. The Sky will have the same suspension tuning and standard 170-horsepower, 2.4-liter Ecotec four as the Solstice, with probably a supercharged 2.2-liter four available sometime after launch. GM hopes enough buyers will discriminate between the two roadsters enough to help elevate Saturn upmarket, as a more prestigious, sophisticated brand than Pontiac.

Nemesis8 07-07-2005 03:48 PM
Looks like the stole the RX8 concept plans - doesn't it?

cas2themoe 07-07-2005 03:49 PM
Not bad! Needs more power tho!

khtm 07-07-2005 03:52 PM
I'm probably not the first to say "It's still a Saturn!"

Glyphon 07-07-2005 04:01 PM
Originally Posted by khtm
I'm probably not the first to say "It's still a Saturn!"
but saturn is a more prestigious, sophisticated brand :confused:
heh :D

still, i kinda like it and the solstice...well the solstice more, and it will be sad if they release the SC for the sky and not the solstice.

khtm 07-07-2005 04:08 PM
My problem with Saturn is they don't really "have anything". They're marketing team must have a tough job to do since they don't have much to work with.

Example:
- Toyota has reliability
- Mazda has "zoom zoom"
- Dodge has the Hemi
...
- Saturn has good customer service? Isn't that what they always talk about? Who the fvck cares? I want to buy a car because something is good about THE CAR not THE DEALERSHIP.

DreRX8 07-07-2005 04:10 PM
I like it--I would have to really back to back drive this and a Miata if I was in the market for a small roadster. They do have a turbo 4 w/ 250HP coming next year as well. The Sky Redline

tiggerlee 07-07-2005 04:20 PM
I like it too. The first thing I noticed that I didn't like was, it looks to me at least from the second picture that the hood line wraps around down the side just above the front wheel well. You can see the black line along the front fender. Why would they do that?

rotten42 07-07-2005 04:26 PM
I don't get along with Saturn drivers......they always drive so slow in the left lane. :(

Glyphon 07-07-2005 04:29 PM
Originally Posted by tiggerlee
I like it too. The first thing I noticed that I didn't like was, it looks to me at least from the second picture that the hood line wraps around down the side just above the front wheel well. You can see the black line along the front fender. Why would they do that?
trying to make it look like old vettes?

tiggerlee 07-07-2005 04:34 PM
I was referring to the horizontal line starts at the passenger side headlight and runs down the side to the front of the passenger door.

khtm 07-07-2005 04:35 PM
I kind of noticed that similarity too, Glypon.

Glyphon 07-07-2005 04:36 PM
Originally Posted by tiggerlee
I was referring to the horizontal line starts at the passenger side headlight and runs down the side to the front of the passenger door.
yeah, the c4 corvette hood opened like that...
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9...tte10oh.th.jpg

tiggerlee 07-07-2005 04:39 PM
Ok thanks, I didn't know that. well I guess I learned something today. :D

Glyphon 07-07-2005 05:47 PM
and all those bandwidth exceeded placemarkers is why you use the thumbnails links ;)

n/m, that option is available at a different site...imageshack to be precise :)

cas2themoe 07-07-2005 07:27 PM
Originally Posted by rotten42
I don't get along with Saturn drivers......they always drive so slow in the left lane. :(
Didnt you now that because their cars cant accelerate fast and maintain a high speed? :D

truemagellen 07-08-2005 02:14 AM
i did a test drive of a saturn a year after they were est. out of sheer curiousity...

woman was in the car and it was LOUD...cheapo car doesn't even have soundprofing of firewall...lady says 'oh really I've never noticed it'

sounded like a freakin tractor trailer!

Glyphon 07-08-2005 06:02 AM
i always thought the early saturns sounded like go-carts/lawn mowers.

AbusiveWombat 07-08-2005 04:58 PM
Originally Posted by khtm
My problem with Saturn is they don't really "have anything". They're marketing team must have a tough job to do since they don't have much to work with.

Example:
- Toyota has reliability
- Mazda has "zoom zoom"
- Dodge has the Hemi
...
- Saturn has good customer service? Isn't that what they always talk about? Who the fvck cares? I want to buy a car because something is good about THE CAR not THE DEALERSHIP.
Saturn has dent resistant body panels. Having owned a saturn as my first car I can attest that the panels are awesome.

snizzle 07-09-2005 09:31 PM
Originally Posted by AbusiveWombat
Saturn has dent resistant body panels. Having owned a saturn as my first car I can attest that the panels are awesome.
I think they are moving to regular metal body panels b/c they've had so many complaints throughout the yrs about the gaps between panels


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