Comments on: Mallett planning high-performance Saturn Sky

By: peacenrespect

peacenrespect — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:25:16 +0000

Fisrt, What cars are available in convertables? I test drove Miata,RX8,M3,350Z,Crossfire ,Sebring????, and Loved the SkyRedline. For the price I could get a new bike also( Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad). I think the Sky would look great with a racing rollbar. Now someone without my mixed priorities could get into the Sky and then work on sending it to Mallet . It would be my pick if I had’nt fallen in love with my 91 3000GT VR4. ($6600 used 135Kmiles $14,000 invested and pushing 545hp at all 4) . Yo… I say whatever gets you going and out there is what counts. Passion for the great things we can do in life and share with friends. ITs All GOOD!!

By: E M

E M — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:54:31 +0000

Chick car? Most men are not even man enough to drive one to its full potential stock, let alone with a rippin v8…and might I add one of the best in the world, even if it is lo-tech. I dont see 911’s, M3’s, Boxsters, z4’s, SLK’s, Z’s, RX-8’s, Ferrari’s, Lambo’s, BMW 6-series, etc, etc, etc able to combine sub- 5 sec. 0-60 with MPG approaching 30 on the HWY. ( I actually got 32 on I-10 from LA to Phx with an avg speed of over 80-mph) Now, imagine that motor in a lighter car…hmm. You stupid ba$tard$ ripping it probably drive Corollas. You are a bunch of jerk-offs.

By: gary knox

gary knox — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:29:03 +0000

would like more info on the saturn sky

By: J. A. McCain

J. A. McCain — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:34:06 +0000

The basic Solstice seems to be a competent car for the MSRP. Any dealer mark up is pure greed.
Stop looking for reasons not to buy a car. When I buy a car I look for one that I will still like after it’s paid for. I am the rare buyer that buys for the long term. I still own 4 of the last 6 cars I purchased and enjoy driving them all. Stop picking sour grapes. If you wouldn’t buy the car, why nit-pick it. Upholding promises made and meeting goals set count for a lot. Other than mark up the Solstice did. It has some style, substance and appears to be a decent return on money spent.
Yes, I did drive one the dealer had in stock. Maybe next year. Increased production and no mark-up.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:41:16 +0000

Okaaaaaaaaay. You want to play ‘let’s imagine’.. but what rate is GMAC going to give you? Zero down x 60mos? Think so..?!

I agree, Mazda was smart enough to track the hell out of the Miata to preserve some semblance of masculinity. Pontiac doesn’t have that history: only Donna and longhairs from the South bought the Firebird – and that had real power. How well is the Redline selling to the granola, please-hold-my-hand-while-I-sign crowd over at the big $$ looser, Saturn?

Chick car is loosly defined as: cute and underpowered. It is. The idiots didn’t bring out the GXP first. …t-h-e-n you slip in the Donna-car to run up the volume, but noooo; they chase the cheap-seats first. ..and when all them little chippies from the burbs come to school in one: game over.

jim

By: ferrari20065

ferrari20065 — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:08:32 +0000

Who would honestly even consider driving a car that looks like that or has a name like Sky?

By: RJo

RJo — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 04:21:23 +0000

How should I start?, Dear Santa for christmas this year all I want is a… and if you talk **** about this car go buy a pruis.

By: Mario Tuzzo

Mario Tuzzo — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:01:13 +0000

I love the Saturn Sky more then the Pontiac Solstice. I wish I could get one with 600 horsepower. It would be great to go Woodward Dream cruising this year.

By: manny

manny — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:58:46 +0000

awesome points, arch…
and jim…
the car looking like a chick car to some poeople is a bonus, with 600 horses its a pretty damn serious sleeper… i think it actually looks better than the vette, outside and inside…
and i dont care about the resale value, because i dont think i would want to let go of a car like that…

By: The Fez

The Fez — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:01:22 +0000

well put, Archidictus

By: Archidictus

Archidictus — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:57:10 +0000

You people talk a lot of **** about a car you’ve never driven. What makes it a chick car? Morons think the Miata’s a chick car too, but when I pilot a SPEC around the road course nobody’s talking much ****. Same goes for the Sky. It looks awesome, it handles well and with Mallet’s help it’ll outperform a Corvette in a straight line and probably any other car you can imagine – even your fat pig of an M3 – on a road course.

I road race. I’ve driven M-cars, I’ve driven FWD Hondas, I’ve driven AWD Subies, I’ve driven vintage Corvettes and Camaros and new F-bodies. Putting a big engine in a small car isn’t a new concept, but neither is automotive performance. Why should a GM subsidiary be criticized for taking a good performer and turning it into a monster performer? Your local redneck MIG welder might be able to put a V8 in something, but having in waranteed by a dealership for 40,000 miles is another story now isn’t it?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:26:09 +0000

A big success: three orders?! Nobody would be stoopid (revise that: few would be..) to pass the better VETTE for this little chick car. Any local can stuff a V8 in it but that doesn’t give it any more resale than a GM bond.

jim

By: Asher

Asher — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:49:36 +0000

Wow, so you mean to tell me that you can stick a big motor in a small car and it will go fast in a straight line?? NO WAY! Now thats engineering! lol Heck, I’d pay 100k for that, especially considering the body panels make it the most plasticky-looking car brand on the market and I love cars made out of plastic. I bet it would even outhandle, outbrake and outbalance an M3 too!

By: 87 635CSI

87 635CSI — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:07:58 +0000

no doubt.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:03:43 +0000

Absolutely sick. I want one.