lusnooy

anyone seen this? sorry if it's repost.

this car is going to steal a lot of people from Miata. I read that it will be available with super charger just like the one in Cobalt SS. about 200hp i4 engine..

dmp

That car would steal me from the RX8. IF it had closer to 300hp :D

dmp

looking close, the steering wheel, heater controls, etc, sort of resemble the 8's

Gambit

Saturn Sky, it looks better than it's mechanical twin the Ponitac Solstice, but neither will be available until late 2006 as an 07 model

DreRX8

Well--I'll wait till the next gen Miata comes out which will go on sale around the same time to say that it will lose alot to the Sky. I am really liking the SKy though.

Ike

If it ends up being as good as the Vauxhall VX220 I'll be lusting after one. But, they need to make it the 200hp 2.0L Ecotec turbo, not the supercharged version.

BlueEyes

droooollll vauxhall

Gord96BRG

Nope, it's going to weigh about 1000 lbs more than the VX220! Estimates for the Solstice and Sky are for 2850-2900 lb. The NC Miata will be ~2400 lb, certainly under 2500. That 400 lbs makes a huge difference, the Sky/Solstice is more in the S2000/Boxster size and weight range.

Oh, and they both have nearly zero luggage space, making them useless for touring (like the MR2S). The Miata should do OK against these two.

Regards,
Gordon

m477

"this car is going to steal a lot of people from Miata"

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Most Miata enthusiasts aren't really interested in a ~2900lb version of a car they already own.

StealthTL

iTrader: (1)

As an old geezer who grew up with, drove and fixed (and fixed and fixed) them, it is strange to hear people drooling over a Vauxhall......

Forgive and forget if you will, but Mr.Vs' last effort in the US market was a little horror named the 'Envoy Epic', and widely known as the Worst Car Ever. Not the runner-up.....worst. Solely responsible for the awful reputation of cheap British cars.

I hope it's genes come more from the Lotus parent.
Also an excellent idea to go with the Toyota motor, no point even trying to coax a Vauxhall engine to perform.

S

Rhawb

I think it would have an easier time stealing sales from Mazda if it weren't a Saturn...That company has developed a particularly nasty stigma to a lot of people over the years.

delhi

well said, i came from a country where Vauxhalls are for sale. Well let's just say, Ford cars are considered reliable purchases.
Alot of young 'uns here.

truemagellen

if you actually think their production Saturn is going to look anything like this you've got another thing coming :p

Saturn has always been one of the cars I despise. About 10 years ago I went on a test drive to see what the buzz was about and I heard it alright. I went on a test drive and it was loud in there...I mean like a truck! I kept asking the salesperson if there was something wrong...she was clueless....then I popped the hood and noticed the firewall wasn't much of a firewall at all and with a screw driver I could puncture a whole in it. Since then I've not only never bought a Saturn but refuse to ride in them. Now at the time their 'sports car' wash pushing 100HP and their sedans were around 90.

Saturn and VW create this illusion of eclusivity...kind of like a club you've got to be in...similar to the apple marketing Phenomenon. I still hate VW (personal reasons) but they make much better cars than Saturn...Apple does well with some of their products as well (hit jackpot with the Ipod).

Moral of my stupid...critical...story is don't buy Saturn and don't buy this POS went it comes out looking like well a POS.