Saturn Sky spotted!
07-07-2005, 03:42 PM
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Saturn Sky spotted!
I think it's kind of cool.
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.
07-07-2005, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by khtm
I'm probably not the first to say "It's still a Saturn!"
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.
07-07-2005, 04:08 PM
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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.
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.
07-07-2005, 04:10 PM
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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
07-07-2005, 04:20 PM
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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?
07-07-2005, 04:29 PM
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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?
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07-07-2005, 04:36 PM
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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.
07-07-2005, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cleoent
I think it's kind of cool.
n/m, that option is available at a different site...imageshack to be precise
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07-07-2005, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rotten42
I don't get along with Saturn drivers......they always drive so slow in the left lane. 
07-08-2005, 02:14 AM
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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!
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!
07-08-2005, 04:58 PM
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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.
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.
07-09-2005, 09:31 PM
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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.
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