2008 Saturn Ion

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DanTMWTMP

DanTMWTMP

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Oct 7, 2001
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Aura, Vue (next gen), Ion (next gen), Sky.

All look awesome! The interior looks totally scaled up.

Are they upscaling the Saturn brand? In an earlier thread, I mentioned how I wanted to buy the Sky sometime down the road (hopefully 2 yrs, as in 2008 model or something). Saturn's image is turning around, like Hyundai.

:thumbsup: for competition, great designs, and us consumers being on the recieving end of it :)


I'm really looking forward to driving the sky! :) :)
I thought i'd never say this in my life, but I'm probably going to be one of the first SATURN FAN BOI!!!! :Q :Q :Q :eek: :eek: :eek:.
 
Muadib

Muadib

Lifer
May 30, 2000
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Shens. No way that car will sell in the same price range as the current Ion. This is GM we're talking about.:p
 
redgtxdi

redgtxdi

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Jun 23, 2004
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Originally posted by: Czar
sortof a ripoff
http://www.raesir.is/mazda3/bak10_mazda3_49.jpg
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Wow........not even close. Similar to the other poster in the carforum thread bogarting on check. Puff, puff, give. Puff, puff, give. You've had too much pipe already.

When I look at the concept, I think Nissan or Infiniti right off the bat. Other than that, nothing else really comes to mind and certainly not Mazda.

Mazda's new series of stuff is good, but definitely different than this. This has aspirations of "Nissan/Inifiniti" written all over it.
 
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dolph

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Jan 18, 2001
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um.... who here thinks a car to be made in 2008 should at least be shown in a drawing having gps?
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: NFS4
Better than the sh!t they have now.
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You are high, I bought a 2003 for my wife brand new and its been a great car with really cheap insurance and great mileage. Nothing wrong with the ION
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Ugly as hell
Cheapass hard plastic interior with shiny plastic, rough plastic edges, and a bumper car steering wheel. Not to mention the center mounted guages

The Ion has been a FLOP for GM. In fact, it's so bad that through the first year (and maybe even today) it was selling WORSE than the 10+ year old S-Series. It was doing so poorly that GM had to restyle it after just 2 year on the market and better the interior materials. It's absolute junk.

Piece of sh!t. Dead last:

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontaine...article.html&tid=edmunds.h..reviews..4.*

As it was the newest entrant in the test, we expected the new-for-2003 Ion to stack up a little better against its slightly older competition. But even with its all-new underpinnings, powerful engine and impressive cargo room, the Ion failed to impress our editors. Between the low-grade interior materials, uncomfortable seats and vague steering, the Ion always felt a notch or two below the standards of the class. If you absolutely have to have an American-engineered and -built sedan, it might do the trick, but otherwise it's outclassed by its equally affordable competition.
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The Ion's real problem isn't so much what's underneath as it is what's inside. Its ratings in the interior design and materials quality categories were abysmally low. None of our editors were impressed with the Ion's center-mounted gauge design or flimsy plastic trim. Comments ranged from "Are we sure this is the new model?" to "Thank God they moved the gauges to the center; now I have a clear view of all the cheap plastic dash trim."

As if that wasn't bad enough, the Ion made out even worse in the seat comfort categories, where it was once again lambasted for poor design and materials quality. The most common complaint was a near total lack of contour that left one editor complaining, "I was uncomfortable in less than an hour behind the wheel ? so much for its road trip potential." The vinyl-covered headrests did little to help matters, while the upholstery reminded one editor of "cheap polyester pants rather than the neoprene I think they were shooting for."

Rear-seat accommodations were deemed equally oppressive, as the rear bench lacks acceptable support while forcing riders to sit too upright to be comfortable. When it comes to legroom, the Ion offers two inches less than the Civic despite the fact that the car's overall length exceeds the Honda's by 10 inches. Most of the space must have gone into the trunk ? the Ion leads the class with 14.7 cubic feet of available capacity.

For anyone who thinks we're being too harsh on the fledging Saturn sedan, consider that in addition to earning the lowest scores in the previously mentioned areas the Ion was also ranked last in the following categories: visibility, braking, fun to drive, rattles and squeaks, secondary controls, exterior design and overall build quality. Although it's always easy to pile on the stragglers with condescending scores, each editor ranked the car after independent test-drives without any knowledge of the scores their peers were given.
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Hell, you'd be better off with a Hyundai.
 
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mercanucaribe

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Oct 20, 2004
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NFS4, you need to understand that some people get satisfaction out of spending $15k on a crappy car instead of a GREAT used car or a QUALITY Honda/Toyota/Mazda. How else could you explain Cavalier, Escort, and Malibu sales?
 
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sniperruff

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Apr 17, 2002
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exterior looks great. looks like saturn will stick with their silver hard plastic for the interiors though.
 
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