FOR RELEASE: 2004-11-29

Detroit - Saturn today released the first visual rendering of its upcoming sports roadster and announced that the two-seater will carry the name Sky.

The rear-wheel drive Sky will showcase new design cues that will appear across Saturn’s future products as the brand renews and extends its portfolio over the next 24 months

The Sky is scheduled for public debut in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show in January. It will arrive at Saturn retailers in early 2006.

“The new form vocabulary of Saturn has been influenced by GM’s design talent from around the globe,” said Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Design. “Taut, controlled lines combine with harmonious and fluid surfacing to create a technical and dynamic feel.”

The Sky will be built at GM’s Wilmington, Del., assembly plant. It borrows its name from a Saturn concept that was shown in 2002, but there is no design link between the two vehicles.

 

yeah, this car is lookin pretty hot...

picture taken from GMInsideNews.com

http://homepage.mac.com/atomicshark/saturn-sky.jpg

 

so its a solstice?

 

^^^^Yep it's the sister vehicle to the solstice.....

 

yup, i was dyin' for a solstice, but then they're coming out with this, so i'll be waiting for a redline version of the SKY (as long as they produce one) to compliment my redline ION! FWD, RWD, and then i'll have to get the redline VUE for AWD!!!! if only i had the cash!

 

I like it, but the pontiac solstice is much better

 

I prefer the solstice as well, but the Sky is pretty cool and I think it will be a good thing for Saturn.

 

The solstice makes me want to

This looks alot better from that drawing.

 

i love the solstice, but this has a more edgy design as did the Vauxhaul lightning, and it just screams drive me.

can't wait to see some real life photo's of it from detroit

 

Good point, I love the styling of the Lighning. For some reason, the front end styling of the Sky screams "Corvette" at me....

 

I don’t like the fact that they only have a 4 cylinder. They look like they need a v8 or at least a v6.

 

Seriously. What's up with that?

 

Im a fan of the Solstice, heck if I had the money maybe I'd wait for it.

 

the KAPPA platform was designed for i4 use only, they may modify it in the future, but for a roadster they wanted only a 4, a v6 WONT fit, and you may be able to shoehorn an ls1 in there, but you'll throw weight distribution off quite a bit, defeating the purpose of a roadster.

 

Well said. The Solstice, I believe, was developed as a quick, great handling roadster. I believe the main competitor it will face will be the Miata, but the Solstice is bigger and more powerful.

I'm sure in time to come there will be a Solstice version available with a super- or turbo- charged ecotec, possibly the 240hp 2.2L shown in the concept. This will maintain light weight and neutral handling, as well as provide some serious go for a light car.

 

i'm hoping that it uses the 2.0 in the RL and Cobalt SS S/C so more aftermarket will be available for it as there are quite a few differences between it and the 2.2 ecotec.

 

Yes it would definitely make sense for GM to further utilize it's economies of scale with the 2.0L S/C by putting it in the Solstice. However I wonder about the aftermarket; the kappa is a totally different architecture and I'm assuming the engine will be mounted longitudinally. I guess this will only really effect bolt on compatibility between the two, and devolopement of the internals, heads, and f/i system improvents would be complemented by the Solstice. I dunno, I guess we'll see, personally I think the Solstice will be great, and possibly the hit that GM needs right now.

 

updated with more pics.

 

hry i can sneek some pics of it when it begins production i know were that plant is!

 

i would hump it like no tomorrow.

 

I liked the solstice until i saw the sky. I really don't like saturn but look at the solstice and the sky and everything on the sky looks better from the interior to the more aggressive exterior. My suggestion for anyone who gets one take off all the badges and tell everyone it's european.

 

Is it me or does it look like a miata on steroids????

 

Saw it in person at LA Auto show... its very sexy

Solstice was there too...

I have some pics and short vids but the free site i had hosting ran out of bandwith for the month