2006 Redline?

[Vita]

they're not going to pull the Ion Red Line because they want a SKY Red Line or AUra Red Line, Red Line is like the SS badge or the GTX badge for pontiac, or like AMG for benz

the only way they'll pull the ION Red Line is if sales are so low it's not making them any money, or with a replacement which will come when the ION is replaced completely...

[EvenStar]

Originally Posted by D3XXFR

Go back to the dealer and take a picture of it and post it! LoL I'd like to see this sports car. 400HP? I REALLY DOUBT IT heh

Ooo well it seems its the Saturn Curve Concept..I remember the picture..odd although I don't think it will be getting 400hp..but it will be a saturn sportscar no doubt..
http://www.saturnspeed.com/curve.php

[Sp00ner]

I'm under the impression that they might have killed that project. I think it's a little too much like the Sky. I remember seeing the car though, either at the auto show, the saturn dealer here, or possibly online somewhere. All three more likely...

[Silv04RL]

the Curve was Saturns Original Kappa car. The styling direction was dropped in favor of the Vauxhall lightning concept. Pretty much all Future Saturns are going to be or heavily influnced by Opel. and the Curve concept had the SC ecotech motor. Kappa according to GM cant hold anything more than a 4 banger, but most insiders say it hold an LSx motor without and major problems.

[Gary Perez]

Maybe Saturn is just going to report the true crank horsepower of the Redline. I seem to remember on these threads that people were dynoing their redlines at 200 HP at the wheels. If that's true, then the true crank HP of the redline is about 230 HP, correct?

[Sp00ner]

Originally Posted by Gary Perez

Maybe Saturn is just going to report the true crank horsepower of the Redline. I seem to remember on these threads that people were dynoing their redlines at 200 HP at the wheels. If that's true, then the true crank HP of the redline is about 230 HP, correct?

On one of the websites, either here or the Cobalt forum, there was a guy that runs a dyno/speedshop that said they had about 15 Redline's in so far, and most were making between 200-210 wheel horsepower. Said there wasn't any that were making 205 crank horsepower in the whole batch. I think it's more of a mind game with the other manufacturers. Makes it seem like it's doing alot more with the power than it is. Not sure, I don't know why all car manufacturers don't rate the horsepower at the wheels. I could give a rats ass what the crank power is. I want to know the wheel horsepower of a car I drive.

[wut]

Originally Posted by Sp00ner

Who told you that it would have 20 more horses, the dealer? I never heard anything about a power increase when I was looking at the cars. I did hear that GM wants to use variable valve timing on the newer sport compacts, and that the Redline/Cobalt would be the first the get it, but I don't remember the year that was supposed to happed, I think it was at least '06.

Yeah it was the dealear. I was looking at an 04 redline, but end up getting my wife an 04 Ion2. The manager stated that the 05's would have an increase in hp, so it probably best to wait for it. I didnt even know the 05's were out until a couple of months ago........I asked her about the increase and she was like "well I thought it would be an increase in hp, but the cars are basically the same blah blah blah"