Saturn Sky

[JP-s-in st. louis]

Originally Posted by Jeph

I think I'd take a Sky over a Solstice. .

X2 MUCh better looking then the Solstice. I bet the redline will be a blast to drive also.

[RandallNeighbour]

I followed a Crossfire to the bank this morning for a good five minutes or so on the freeway.

The style is growing on me and if they can evolve that car into a real sports car with better handling and a larger engine, it's gonna sell very well I think.

I need to go see a Sky though. I've only seen it in paper ads and billboards.

[denverpete]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I followed a Crossfire to the bank this morning for a good five minutes or so on the freeway.

The style is growing on me and if they can evolve that car into a real sports car with better handling and a larger engine, it's gonna sell very well I think.

I need to go see a Sky though. I've only seen it in paper ads and billboards.

The only problem I have with the Crossfire is the interior. I cannot state strong enough how disappointed I was when I looked inside. Parts of the interior look like my wife's old Grand-Am. The drive tunnel is made of some extremely cheap, hard, pebbly, poor fitting plastic. The 2001 VW Cabrio we ended up buying (for 1/10 the cost) had an interior 10x nicer from an appearance, fit, and feel standpoint. The Crossfire is a car I wouldn't mind being seen in - but not sure I'd actually want to be in it.

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I followed a Crossfire to the bank this morning for a good five minutes or so on the freeway.

The style is growing on me and if they can evolve that car into a real sports car with better handling and a larger engine, it's gonna sell very well I think.

It really looks like a dog hunched over taking a dump! I think it will be as successful as the Cadillac Allante.

[SD987]

It really looks like a dog hunched over taking a dump! I think it will be as successful as the Cadillac Allante.

LOL, classic ! (and true).

As for the Allante, I thought it was and is a great looking convertible, unlike the new convertible offerings from Caddy.

Y'all do realise that the Sky is a Solstice?

As for the Crossfire, it had too much Crossover from the SLK for my tastes, including the horrendously uncomfortable MB seats.
I bought an MB 3 years ago and took it back within 5 days because the seats literally crippled me.

My next daily driver is going to be a Mini Cooper S. Might even get the vert.....

[denverpete]

Originally Posted by creseida

Y'all do realise that the Sky is a Solstice?

I'm sure most people are aware of that they are based around the same vehicle. However, the Sky and the Solstice share none of the same body panels. Additionally, the interiors of the two are very different. The Sky also has some suspension tweaks that aren't in the Solstice - although I understand they may end up on the Solstice as well. So, for all intensive purposes, they are different cars.

[drburton]

A couple of negatives regarding the Sky, after another visit to the Saturn dealer:

- The top is not automatic, it's manual and requires some effort to put up
- The top also takes up pretty much the entire trunk. There is NO space to carry
anything in this car. The salesman, was trying to say you can store stuff in a
small open area underneath the folded top - that's convenient.
- Didn't get a chance to actually drive it, but I did start it up - exhaust note sucks
- Salesman claims 50/50 weight distribution, I find that hard to believe but
possible
- Interior finish works for the car - not bad

I still have to say the car looks great, I love the front end. The hood is also clamshell opening, which is cool too. It has a nice wide aggressive stance and looks alot 'sportier' than it actually is.

Will be interesting to see the RedLine version when that becomes available later this year.