2007 Saturn Sky
I have to say I really like the styling of the Saturn Sky, far more than the Solstice. The cutesy rounded nose of the Solstice has been replaced with a much more aggressive looking piece, with a nice big air dam. Kind of looks like a tiny Ferrari from the back. That’s just me.
Personally I’d still take the Miata for its handling, but it should be fun to see if GM can make a dent in the cheap, fun roadster market.
Reviews
AutoBlog says:
Saturn is hoping to price this impressive roadster under $25,000. It’s based on the Vauxhall VX Lightning Concept and that really does speak to many of our predictions of the brand importing designs from their much hipper Euro siblings. The engine is a 2.4 liter 170-horsepower Ecotec matched to a five-speed short throw shifter. From these impressive photos it looks like Saturn is taking the “premium” talk seriously. I guess we’ll have to wait until we can see it in person to make final judgment. But hey that’s just two days away.
Motor Trend writes:
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.
