Comments on: Dubspeed Driven First Drive - 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line

By: Spewy

Spewy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:41:03 +0000

I was looking for a great commuter car for winding canyon roads, think the Red Line will suffice and work as a #3 car. Thought the Pontiac was too curvy and looks too much like an old Cobra but without the extra OOMPH, so I’ll wait and buy a Cobra down the road and keep the Sky RL as well. Ordered it in black with red initerior, car just arrived and am waiting for the cold air take, catback turbo exhaust and performance suspension. Like the style over any Miata/ or newer Mazda(3rd Gen RX-7 excluded) and think the S2000 is too bland. Used to race cars so I’m hoping only 300 HP will not be too much of a disppointment, but at over 20MPG it should be fun and economical.

By: Longhorn Man

Longhorn Man — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:07:39 +0000

gotta have this one in black, all chrome , wrap them up in some Giovanni socks and Pirelli Shoes and hit the streets.

By: Mark W

Mark W — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:54:56 +0000

Do the math. 130 HP & 130 Torque per liter! Try and find that anywhere else.

The Redline is $4000 less than the base S2000, makes 100 more pounds of torque and 23 more HP.

I drove both and although not perfect, bought the Redline, .

By: J.L.

J.L. — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:21:21 +0000

Cheaper then a Z4 and a S2000 and looks better?

I’ll take one!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:28:28 +0000

Sounds like a cool car; but, you can’t top the S2000 for me. Gimme-Gimme any day!! ;-D On top of that, you never hear anything negative about it. That’s a Honda.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:27:35 +0000

Sounds like a cool car; but, you can’t top the S2000 for me. Gimme-Gimme any day!! ;-D

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:29:44 +0000

I purchasaed my Sky Redline (black with red and black leather interior) on April 30th from the Saturn dealership on the SW Freeway in Houston. I should take possession mid June or the first week of July. AWSOME car.

By: NSX-R

NSX-R — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:23:00 +0000

HMMM, GIVE ME AN S2000 AND I WILL BE HAPPY.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:16:50 +0000

just buy the non turbo version and check out hahnracecraft turbokits they have one running under 12 seconds.

By: jesus daniel yepiz camacho

jesus daniel yepiz camacho — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:48:07 +0000

pero se la pela al mustangg pendejosss

By: Rich M

Rich M — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:44:08 +0000

We have a car club for enthusiasts of the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice in Phoenix Arizona and we currently have two dozen members. We do rides and car shows every month, and I can attest to the fact that we are LOVING these cars — a real automotive phenomenon. Check us out at http://www.sky-sol.com.

By: alf

alf — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:23:03 +0000

looks nice! too much chorme for my taste though. GM is looking good now!

By: Donald Bond

Donald Bond — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:58:52 +0000

I love the Sky! Make mine, silver, black or red! Great for these winding canyon roads in CA!

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:28:44 +0000

Amir, I disagree with you. The twin-scroll turbocharger makes a ton of power while keeping lag down. Look at the 2.0T for instance. With stock boost around 8-9psi, it makes 200hp. Even with a chip that puts it around 14 - 15psi, the 2.0T makes around 230 - 240hp. This is 260hp with 16psi with very little lag. This keeps the car from being managable around the track without the sudden surge of boost you find in cars with bigger turbos, or even programming modifications. I think GM powertrain engineers did a wonderful job of balancing power without sacrificing driveablity.

By: amir

amir — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:27:39 +0000

Damn, it’s pushing 17 PSI from the factory, that seems like poor engineering to me. I’d be more interested if it produced those numbers with different turbos running around 10PSI.

By: DPC car videos

DPC car videos — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:14:21 +0000

I saw this car in person and loved it accept the rear taillights which where ugly as sin.

By: Nick Snyder

Nick Snyder — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:30:14 +0000

Pete - Saturn will and is marking the prices up on the SKY.

As far as the SKY Redline goes… it looks nice but if Saturn does indeed try to rape people even with their “no haggle pricing”, I think they will see slow sales and bad press.

Looks like a nice car but the negative things written about (Tranny, brakes, slow rev, etc…) would be a huge turn off for me.

By: Nick S

Nick S — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:21:07 +0000

Interesting front visual look with the blacked out head lamps…and bright yellow paint, very C6 ‘vette ish.

Sounds like its a good engine but the rest of the car leaves one wanting more….glad I read the review, that’s as close as I will get to driving it, becuase I can’t fit in it assuming the interior room is about the same as the Solstice!

By: Jin Kim

Jin Kim — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:20:40 +0000

Great review, I’m definitely looking foward to reading the full review.

I love this car… I’m not a fan of the “bulbous” look of the solstice.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:03:22 +0000

The good thing about Saturn is their No-Haggle policy. Dealers aren’t allowed to set their own prices, so chance are you will pay what you see on the website.

By: PeteH

PeteH — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:41:45 +0000

A friend of mine is looking into the Solstice GXP…. he thinks he can get it for $27k out the door. We visited Ernie Guzman Pontiac on I10 last week to look at the base Solstice and right on the windshield is a big sticker that reads “Market Adjustment $3,995.00″. So, a generic Solstice can be had for right at $30k before TT&L. Can’t imagine what they will put on the GXP.

I wonder is Saturn will do to the price… say I spec one out on the Saturn website and walk into the dealer with that page from the website… will I be able to buy the car for that much??? I guess we will have to wait and see.

By: Baron

Baron — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:38:35 +0000

I’m more of a Solstice fan, so I can’t wait until they transplant that engine into it (GXP version I think?). Otherwise, this looks good, not to mention that GM is upping their warrenties for 2007 vehicles to 100k and 5 or so years.

By: Jon Sonnier

Jon Sonnier — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:05:13 +0000

This may be a knit picking but the front end looks all wrong. GM went with a black headlight surround but they should have also done something with those big chrome foglight bezels.

By: brandon

brandon — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:24:39 +0000

good write up, I have been waiting to read about these since they were first announced. Much better looking car than it’s sibling the Solstice. I think that couple with the no haggle policy of Saturn should drive sales.

By: Tropical Storm Chris

Tropical Storm Chris — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:18:02 +0000

Good review. This has been on my short list of cars, and your writeup jibes with what I’ve read elsewhere; namely, that the dynamics aren’t on par with the Miata, which can be had for cheaper, at the expense of straight line power.

I’ve wondered if a suspension kit wouldn’t help here, but the flaws you point out, such as the braking balance and gear ratios, aren’t so easily remedied.

Either way, it’s obviously an exciting car from GM, and I hope the next iteration will show many improvements. Until then, there is always the S2000, I suppose.

BTW, you know who wants in on the full test.