Comments on: Opel GTC (Gran Turismo Coupe) concept revealed

By: meekin111

meekin111 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:36:28 +0000

**** thats nice, i doubt vectra will be rwd though (shame)

By: GMnumberone4ever

GMnumberone4ever — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:56:56 +0000

An amazing job by an amazing company. This will smash the competition to bits if they even try.

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:22:12 +0000

Either way, it looks a helluva lot better than that hideous Accord coupe concept they just showed, and it would definitely give the Altima coupe a run for the money.

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:21:14 +0000

And dual it with the next G6 coupe.. the rear end and trunk cutline already look amazingly like the G6, just longer overhang.

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:20:13 +0000

Saturn Aura coupe please!

By: toyota#1forever

toyota#1forever — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:51:36 +0000

incredible job GM. keep ‘em coming

By: Stealth E34

Stealth E34 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:05:01 +0000

GM absolutely must bring that over as an Aura Coupe or a solo Coupe to fight the Accord/Altima combo. Gorgeous design, love the interior and it will definitely sell well.

GM’s on a roll that’s for sure.

By: V-series

V-series — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:05:15 +0000

Still an amazing car, though.

By: V-series

V-series — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:04:32 +0000

I like everything except the big vertical vents coming off of the headlights. Also, why not use the direct-injected 3.6l V6 going into the 2008 CTS, which already has 300hp?

By: Egbert Souse

Egbert Souse — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:08:59 +0000

Looks pretty ridiculous

By: acura_el2000

acura_el2000 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:08:42 +0000

that roofline and glass shape scream skyline/g35/350z, way to rip that off. but other then that, a decent looking car, sounds like a nice drivetrain configuartion

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:04:15 +0000

This will get a lot of Saturn fans for sure, but for the life of me, I can’t help but think two things.

1) This will end up as a Pontiac. Not a bad thing to replace the G6 with an AWD if not a RWD car.

2) A passing swipe at the Skyline GT-R. Not meant to really compete with it but still give folks who can’t foot the bill the shot Mitsubishi keeps passing up by not building a proper AWD Eclipse.

The car is cool, but the hood just doesn’t fit with the rest of the car. The integrated lights and scoops look far enough over the top not to make production. The rear looks like a G6 coupe. The profile looks something like an Audi mixed with an Acura. The interior is graceful and exciting. I like it, except the redness… A bit too “gimme”.

I’d love to see this car as a Saturn in a couple of years… or sooner.

By: ironpony42

ironpony42 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:01:09 +0000

I just wish GM would sell OPELS in America again, and quit sticking Saturn badges on them. Having the Opel line back in Buick dealerships could work, and bring people in those doors. I’d love a pure bred Opel again. But, it’ll never happen, they’ll just keep up the label game to make Saturn look like a profitable American company.

I love this car, and hope we see the fruits of this labor on our side of the pond. I just want it to have an official Blitz on the grille.

By: MY Si

MY Si — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:50:45 +0000

Well 9 times out of 10, If this thing gets produced, it will make it stateside as a Saturn!

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:16:57 +0000

If i wanted pedestrian friendly i would just weld a cattle guard across the front end or a snow plow, just push the j-walkers out of the way.

By: youngm7

youngm7 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:16:16 +0000

It should look some like the G6 coupe, they’re both Epsilon.
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And the Aura isn’t really an Opel Clone. It has Vectra design cues but it was an all new design for Saturn. The Vectra is on the short wheelbase Epsilon, the Aura on the long wheelbase.

By: anyclearer

anyclearer — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:53:06 +0000

This car is hot. From the side though it looked alittle similar to the honda accord concept.

By: lotusfire

lotusfire — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:57:11 +0000

@Aston Martin: I agree, I really hope they don’t dullify this concept. Speaking of Jags, that XF concept is awesome too. Hopefully the production version is as close to the concept as the XK was.

By: Aston Martin

Aston Martin — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:18:25 +0000

If that’s going to be what future Vectra’s look like, then count me in. This thing could be a Vectra VXR…
Of course, they’ll wipe out all the cool detailing, not to mention the V6 engine. This intense dullification happens to all concept cars. (Although the new Jag C XF claims to look very similar to the production version). Why can’t manufacturers do a futura edition of cars or something which will look very similar to the concepts which inspire them.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:24:52 +0000

the Calibra was a hot car, heres hoping they bring it back

By: MHW

MHW — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:05:10 +0000

Freakin hot if you ask me! GM has clearly got its mojo back!

By: sampson

sampson — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:48:38 +0000

this car is kick ass… if Lutz knows what he’s doing, he’ll bring it over as a Saturn or Saab…BRING IT GM!! This could be my first GM car if it looks remotely close to this…

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:45:37 +0000

See, now THIS is what the G6 GXP should be! Not some ricer appearance package.

Bring it here, GM! Though it would be nice to get that 300hp naturally.

By: cknoff

cknoff — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:29:37 +0000

I like the front and I like the back, but the middle is kinda chunky.

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:11:38 +0000

f’n sweet

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:09:39 +0000

The New Saturn AURA is an Opel.

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:08:32 +0000

Alright a new DTM fighter!! Bring Opel back to DTM

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:07:04 +0000

love it love it love it. GM bring this here asap, NOW,NOW,NOW. Finally an awd system with decent hp from GM. dont care what its calles, buick gn, saturn redline of some sort, cts coupe, dont care just dont slap a cobalt ss label on it. i dont care if its slower than the rest of the awd ricers, i would buy it.

By: buenos

buenos — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:37:12 +0000

Rear 3/4 reminds me of the G6 Coupe, otherwise, nice looking vehicle.

By: lotusfire

lotusfire — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:33:17 +0000

Wow, looks awesome. Reminiscent of the Bently GT (could the pedestrian legislation might have something to do with that), but the profile is sleeker. I like it, a 300hp turbo v6 and AWD sounds sweet too.

IMO they should keep the body but use the Zeta platform and have this be Saturns version of the Camaro. Keep it AWD too, just to differentiate it from the rest of the Zetas, and it will definitely be RWD based that way.

By: angelo

angelo — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:15:55 +0000

the pedestrian friendly noses are correctly described by renton. Long story short, regulatory BS to make cars safer for pedestrians when the car hits them. Mostly fronts that give-in and that have more space before the engine and that are flatter… The idea being that the pedestrian will suffer lesser injuries.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:15:34 +0000

Well, at least this design is *interesting*, compared to the same old, extremely BORING designs plaguing GM, especially their Buick/Pontiac divisions.

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:55:35 +0000

Lose the tear-ducts on the bumper next to the eyes and this ride will rock.

By: 55amg

55amg — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:45:08 +0000

what are pedestrian friendly noses?

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:41:40 +0000

I dig that interior, especially the asymmetrical arm rest.
I don’t know about you, but those new pedestrian friendly noses are getting on my nerves.