Originally posted by garyhoov
I've never seen that before. Do you have any details on it? Is it mid-engine? (I'm guessing front engine front wheel drive) Any talk of actual production? I'm guessing they're using a variation of the standard engine which should make enough power for something that size.
This car is actually cooler than I though :lol:
The instrumentation is placed in the center of the vehicle where every passenger can see it. The headrests are arches rather than solid designs so that conversation can flow more easily from the front seat passenger to the back seat passengers.A stirring, open-air roadster that is an equal mix of fun and function.
A versatile seating package allows the Sky to convert easily from two-place to four-place seating. The extra seats in the rear stow away underneath the tonneau cover when not in use. The Saturn Sky also provides easy entry and exit. On this concept, Saturn continues with a unique feature to the brand - a rear access door on the driver's side. This application is borrowed from today's Saturn coupe, the only vehicle in the market that has this innovation.
An example of the "intuitive" nature of Sky's design is its innovative multipiece liftoff roof, which is made of a translucent material that mutes the sunlight inside the vehicle. The collapsible roof stows in the rear of the vehicle.
This concept vehicle features a supercharged 2.2-liter, four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission that generates 180 horsepower. The headlights and taillights are powered by LED technology to give the Sky a distinctive lighting signature. The LED lamps are configured in cubes and are smaller and lighter and require less voltage than conventional lamps.
The headlights and foglamps glow like cubes of Arctic blue light for a striking appearance. The light is soft and not harsh on the eyes of other drivers. The Saturn symbol on the front fascia and doors glow red once the car is running. Inside, Saturn designers continued with upswept character lines on the steering wheel center and the door panels. The instrumentation is mounted in the center of the console instead of the traditional location behind the steering column. This allows for a smaller steering wheel and new storage opportunities on top of the instrument panel. These storage compartments, along with translucent, flexible storage compartments in the front and rear doors, are marked with orange tabs for easy identification. The door release doubles as an oversized safety lock when pushed and illuminates "locked" and "unlocked."
The gearshift on the five-speed manual transmission can be folded into the center console when the vehicle is parked for unobstructed pass-through.
WOW...I just may wait and see if this thing ever comes true...
. I think I posted one in another thread ages ago lol but not sure.
