MMM. Cosworth Vega. 8k rpm redline 4 cyl back in, what was it, '77 or something? The true grandaddy of todays tuner scene IMHO.
Spooner - he paid that much for a Calais 442? What color? Is it a W41?!?! Nice find!
So - since this is back from the dead.... We now know that there will, in fact, be an '07 IRL, although it doesn't have Recaro seats for FMVSS206 compliance. We know that the Vue will continue for '07 as well. All this talk about GM screwing Saturn not knowing what customers want blah blah - geez people, lighten up!! GM didn';t screw the IRL. Saturn did the worst marketing of all time, and didn't get the word out correctly. They did nothing to lose the old lady image that Saturn in general has been plagued with for years. And then there's that horrid interior that we've all gotten used to, but which the magazines will always rip on.
GM's commitment to Saturn is HUGE nowadays. Lutz has stated that Buick and Pontiac will both get axed before anything befalls Saturn. So what's all this talk about lack of support from GM?
Sky went aheaad, SRL on it's way. Outlook looks like it'll be a contender. Aura should be SWEET. New Vue - can't wait to see what they've got planned, the concept was nice enough.... And the Ion replacement should be amazing, since the Delta platform has had a while to incubate.
My only concern lies in the fact that it sucked for Saturn to go 1.5 years or so without a midsize while the L died off and the Aura came along. I can;t imagine what they're going to do in the interim if the Ion goes away in '08 but the replacement doesn't land 'til '09.
