Enthusiast aims to salvage Saturns future | detnews.com | The Detroit News
DENVER -- Barbara Collins gets teary-eyed and choked up when she talks about Saturn -- the car, not the planet. A 14-year employee of Saturn of Denver and a 16-year Saturn owner, Collins is credited for reviving interest in the mission of Saturn and reminding executives of the passionate fans who have kept it alive. Her efforts have been tied to General Motors' decision in February to spin off the company and sell it rather than kill it. "I just felt we needed to take a stand and tell people they...

2008 Saturn Sky Spotlight
             Saturn dealer John Bergstrom is facing an unexpected dilemma. Weeks before the Sky roadster hits the showroom, it is generating so much buzz that he has started a waiting list at all six of his stores."Sky is just a flat-out home run," said Bergstrom, chairman of Bergstrom Automotive in Neenah, Wis. "I've never had that before. They've never even considered a Saturn."Waiting lists are unfamiliar for Saturn...

2008 Saturn OUTLOOK
After its successful debut last year, the 2008 Saturn Outlook returns with a new full-time all-wheel drive system and innovative safety options.The four-door midsize SUV is available in two trim levels – XE and XR – and comes with standard front-wheel drive or the aforementioned full-time all-wheel drive system for superior traction and control in a variety of road and weather conditions. All models share a powerful 3.6 liter V6 engine with Variable Valve Timing that produces either 270...

Saturn Aura
 In the past, a gorgeous Opel concept would have gotten us only mildly excited. Now that Saturn has been completely Opelized, this coupe has us running around screaming nonsensical things to the sidewalk walkers outside our windows. Called the Gran Turismo concept, it has a greenhouse that is very Infiniti G35, while the rest of it is fresh and beautiful while carrying over some styling cues from the current Vectra. And just look at those exhaust outlets-they're as big as the taillights. The car's...

AMP converts Saturn Sky into a 300-hp electric car with 125mpg
AMP, Advanced Mechanical Product, is an electric sports car company based out of Cincinnati, Ohio that is focused on converting Saturn’s models into electric cars. Why Saturn? Well, AMP believes that Saturn cars are lightweight and high-quality American vehicles.First in AMP’s electric vehicle lineup is the Saturn Sky. Out goes the 2.4 liter 4-clyinder engine and in goes AMP’s electric motor capable of producing over 300 horsepower. That will give the Saturn Sky the ability to do 0-60...

Tesla too rich for your budget? How about an electric Saturn Sky?
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Tesla_too_rich_for_your_budget_The_Electric_Saturn_Sky'; Building a car is an enormously complex and expensive process. With all the safety regulations that have to be met in order to sell a new car, startup companies that want to build electric vehicles have mostly taken one of two paths to the road. The first is one taken by companies like Zap and Aptera. Those companies are building three-wheeled vehicles which are classed as motorcycles and thus exempt from...

Saturn Astra: Punch the accelerator and call it Euro brash
I come from a long line of Europeans -- illiterate, mud-eating Europeans from the Outer Hebrides, to be exact, whose idea of a good time was to go down to the firth and watch the plague victims wash out to sea. Even so, I've always had an affinity for the Continent. Between New Orleans and Amsterdam, I prefer Amsterdam. I'll take Rousseau over Jefferson, Beck's over Budweiser, Formula One over NASCAR, and Heidi Klum over my knee. And, I seem to prefer European cars. I suppose that's fair. Everybody has...

Saturn Aura wagon and coupe renderings
Now that Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan is out in the open the next new models to look forward to from GM’s Euro division is likely to be a new wagon variant as well as a possible coupe flagship. Opel has sold wagon versions of the previous Vectra the model the Insignia replaces for a number of generations so the chances of the new five-door hatchback are high but as for the coupe the only indications that such a model will be produced was the unveiling of the GTC coupe concept at last year’s...

Saturn officially hip, launches blog and social networking site
GM is working hard to ensure that its newest automotive division, Saturn, is considered cool, hip and edgy. In this day and age, that means the interwebs, specifically a blog and social networking site. According to a post by Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak on GM's FastLane blog, www.ImSaturn.com will feature news about Saturn along with photos and videos you haven't seen anywhere else. Like other social networking sites, you can join in on the fun by starting or joining groups where people with...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Saturn Astra XR
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Saturn AstraEnthusiasts here in the States have long wondered why they couldn't buy Ford and GM small cars from Europe, and at least part of the answer has been that Americans don't want to pay big bucks for premium small cars. Spiking gasoline prices have quelled that argument, and fuel economy is now towards the top of shoppers' lists when looking for a new car or truck. While Ford is still more than a year away from bringing over the Euro Focus and Fiesta...