Saturn Sky surely makes a surprising differentiation from the traditional Saturn car concept: we are talking about the first sports car in the division with an immense market success. Saturn Sky is a very new brand in the Saturn family, even if it shares some of its features with Pontiac Solstice and Opel GT: this is the case with the Kappa automobile platform that is present with all the three GM designs.

Saturn sky

Saturn Sky comes with 18 inch wheels and two forms of motorization: you can go for the 177 horsepower Ecotec LE5 engine or the turbocharged one that creates no less than 260 horsepower. Further on, Saturn Sky brings two types of transmission, manual and automatic, and this difference reflects in the price of the vehicles too. The model produced in the Red Line is surely more expensive with a price of about $30,000; yet the five speed automatic variant is almost $5,000 cheaper.

What does the Red Line bring new in the Saturn Sky model? There is a better suspension over the average quality present with the basic Saturn Sky model, plus, the stability control is also upgraded. Dual exhausts, unique leather design in the interior with a digital control system doubled by a modern tachometer represent just a few other features of the Saturn Sky luxury variant available since the end of 2006. For customers who’d like to make changes and enhance one element or another, dealers have add-on offers, and the most common example here is the suspension upgrade.

Conversions of the Saturn Sky into more powerful vehicles is well accomplished by Mallet Cars, Ohio who have registered exceptional results with the adjustment of the car with a V8 engine. Thus the horsepower outcome is not lower than 400 with the turbocharged models going way beyond 750 horsepower. The torque or the brakes are other Saturn Sky parts that can undergo various configurations either custom-made or not.

Saturn sky

Last but not least, Saturn Sky has been subjected to electric conversions, or at least tests are in progress in that direction by teams interested in making it more profitable as a fuel-free vehicle. No fuel consume, but the same great feeling a sports car gives? That really sounds awesome!. It goes without saying that a V8 Saturn Sky engine has a high gas consume, which is surely alarming for environmentalists. With the ever stricter necessity to use the planet resources wisely, time may come when fuel-powered engines be banned from car production.

The model to have outsold Saturn Vue SUV is Saturn Aura, a mid-sized vehicle manufactured under the General Motors brand. The popularity of the concept became apparent in 2006 when it was made public at the New York Auto Show, and though it was meant as a replacement for the Saturn L-series, Saturn Aura brings a breath of fresh air to the entire Saturn collection. The consequence of this new direction is an advantage of American cars over European imports particularly since recently the the success belonged to the latter. Saturn Aura thus rivals with its distant relative: the European Opel Vectra.

Saturn Aura

The standard Saturn Aura has folding mirrors and side marker lights, and these design features are clearly an imitation of European car design. The other appearance details make Saturn Aura a really pleasant car with 17 or 18 inch wheels and tires for all seasons according to the XR or XE models. The improvements in car appearance are relevant for the structure of the cabin too; now Saturn Aura allows the buyer a choice for saddle leather seats and back seat radio control. Yet, despite the nice offer in the standard model, Saturn Aura has been criticized for the quality of the materials used in the interior.

The technical features include an ABS system for all the four wheels, heated seats and both lateral and frontal airbags, with all these elements present on the standard models. Saturn Aura also spoils its users with 224 horsepower for a 3.5 liter V6 engine. The difference between Saturn Aura XR and XE is obvious with the properties of the suspensions: thus those of the XE model are softer, while the XR model includes sportier and a bit more rigid suspensions. Last but not least, this concept difference is also relevant for the price of the cars in dealer shops.

Saturn Aura

Saturn Aura is presently produced in the hybrid environment friendly form following the green line specificity. It relies on a belt alternation system and it has the same suspension system as the gas-fueled XE models. This hybrid variety offers 164 horsepower and a significant fuel consume reduction. In order to encourage the purchase of ecological cars so as to save or preserve the environment, governmental laws regulate a $1,300 tax credit drop. This means that after you buy the Saturn Aura hybrid you’ll save the above mentioned sum that you’d otherwise pay for taxes.