Filed under: Aftermarket, Detroit Auto Show, Sports/GTs, Wagons/Estates
Detroit Auto Show Wrapup: EDAG Saturn Sky Sportwagon?
You didn't expect the stylists at EDAG Engineering Design AG to stop at the Solstice, did you? Along with the lipstick red Pontiac displayed innocuously on the fringes of COBO Hall, EDAG also showed a rendering of the diminutive roadster's platform-mate, the forthcoming Saturn Sky.
And though EDAG's area was bereft of a physical Sky demonstrator, the display placard wrapped on one of the hall's ubiquitous concrete pillars showed a more compelling application of the company's Kappa-Kap for General Motor's winning little platform. As illustrated here, the 'Sky Sportwagon' exhibits a significantly more attractive profile, with the plunging rearward pillar dovetailing agreeably with the taillamps and bumper cap. As the illustration lacks a visual b-pillar (a production version would likely have a glassed-over 'hidden' support) the side glazing can extend rearward in a harmonious teardrop... a marked improvement on the EDAG Solstice's heavy-handed mid-section.
No word on the production viability of this concept, but if EDAG's Solstice lid gets produced as expected, a Saturn variant might not be far behind...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TSW 5:34PM (1/16/2006)
M coupe what?
BMW who?
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Joe 5:51PM (1/16/2006)
Oh my god, that is beautiful. Seriously, the Saturn Sky is one of my favorite car from the LA auto show, and this coupe-hatch variant just makes it all the better. Now, if it can put some serious competitive performance, this will be one of the hottest selling car of 2006!
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Brian 5:58PM (1/16/2006)
All I can say is, "Build it. Build it fast. Build it to be fast."
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Otto Ngineer 6:24PM (1/16/2006)
Mmmm, Tasty! This is more like it. Let us hope that production is given the go-ahead. Something less expensive than an Audi TT, BMW Z, Lotus Exige, etc, but still small, agile, RWD, and HardTop!
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Car-la 2:25AM (1/17/2006)
Also like this one. I just wonder, if the trunk-space will be even more compromised on this one.
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seto 3:14AM (1/17/2006)
i like it, even if it's almost a carbon-copy of the m coupe. haha. crossing my fingers that it won't be a just another heavy car with zero trunk space and interior from gm parts bin.
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Micah 10:11AM (1/17/2006)
Agreed. It's a great design to start from.
Lets just hope GM's worked on their follow-through to knock it out.
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Keegan_85 1:14PM (1/20/2006)
If you want to talk about the Sky and performance, then let me share this with you. I work at Saturn Saab of Edmonton West as a Sales consultant. I have been told about the Sky Redline! It's going to use a Saab engine and have 265 horse power! And they might be comming out with the Aura Coupe at 325 horsepower! I, personnally, CANNOT wait for these!
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Kelley 12:33PM (1/27/2006)
I think it kind of looks like the crossfire as well in a little way. But it definately looks like the M coupe. I did hear about the redline Sky and I also heard of talks of a redline Aura.
All in all i really like the car and I think it will do well in the auto world.
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harry murphy 8:35PM (9/05/2007)
People who buy small, 2 seaters want roadsters, NOT COUPES! Silly car, bad General Motors. Go sit in the corner.
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iddqd 10:06AM (12/27/2007)
GM didn't build this car. RTFM! EDAG built the top.