New Saturn

[wyldside]

Yeah, yeah, I know it's not an import but it has kinda got me interested.
There is a new Saturn Comming out called the Saturn Ion Red Line. It's a 2.0L with a Supercharger putting out approximately 200HP and 200 torque. Here are the estimated times.<p>2004 Ion Red Line <p>Time to Speed in seconds
0 - 40 km/h : 1.3
0 - 60 km/h : 2.8
0 - 80 km/h : 4.8
0 - 100 km/h : 6.4
0 - 120 km/h : 9.4
0 - 140 km/h : 12.1
0 - 160 km/h : 15.3
0 - 180 km/h : 21.3 <p>0 - 400m : 14.6 sec @ 155 km/h
0 - 1000m : 26.7 sec @ 195 km/h <p>Top Speed : 241 km/h <p>What do you guys think?

[polak_gino]

thats pretty impressive. how much is it gonna cost? and is it still a 4dr, or are they making it an ion coupe?

[polak_gino]

i found a pic of it. i dunno, the looks dont call out for me. it would look a lot better lowerd for sure, and maybe the aftermarket will have some suprises for the car.<p>

[airjordon_09]

It looks like a saturn meeting into a neon with a new monte carlo hood, personally i dont like the look of the rear doors, same as the rx-8 and i personally think thats what takes away from both cars, personally dont like it but the speed for a saturn is very impresive, the best thing is probally the rims, <p>
peace<p>[ April 23, 2003: Message edited by: airjordon_09 ]</p>

[polak_gino]

airjordan, ya thats a really good comparison man, i see wat ur takign about. and ya i would say the rims and the spoiler are teh best parts of the car

[mitmaks]

not thinking there gonna be much performance support ie..swaps, etc. cause its GM product..from my body shop experience everyone hates saturns and working on their bodies.

[wyldside]

There is supposed to be a large range of body styles available from factory. The idea behind this car is that they want to make it completely customizable. I don't think I'll get one though... I'm still an import car guy so I'm thinking maybe a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.

[Guest]

i personally think its ugly as sin, no spoiler or rims could save that beast of a car, sure, saturn has a reputation for great customer service, but they still just dont have the product line to back that up, the stats look good on that car, but i would never buy one just because its so ugly.

[polak_gino]

hey mananamx3er i love ur footer thing man, i agree with him too

[992mmx3]

buuahahaha, I saw Andy Rooney say that too, it was great. I got a chance to see one of those EVO 8's the other day in person. It was pretty impressive for factory. Pictures do it no credit. For a sports grocery getter, I liked it: fmic, corbeau race seats, carbon fiber spoiler, projector lights, not to mention turbocharged and AWD.

[polak_gino]

id take a sti wrc over a lancer evo 8

[Mo s Ricer]

that dont look to bad consider all the other cars saturn made then look at it agein compared to all saturns other cars its pretty hott and pretty much anything with 200 stock horse power catches my atenchin over my 88hp mx

[wyldside]

I'm most likely going to save up for the Lancer Evo 8 rather than this. The Evo 8's 0-100km/h time of less than 5 secs sounds pretty sweet me.