Sky Combines Dynamic Style, Performance with Equally-Attractive Price

MSRP of 2007 Saturn Sky to start at $23,690


DETROIT – With its combination of dynamic design and agile performance, the 2007 Saturn Sky signals a bold new direction for the Saturn brand. The vehicle’s price, however, shows the brand’s ongoing commitment to providing solid value to its buyers combined with an industry-standard purchase and ownership experience.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the well-equipped 2007 Sky starts at $23,690 for models with a 5-speed manual transmission, and $24,540 with an optional 5-speed automatic. (Both MSRPs include a $575 destination charge.)

The Sky, available this spring, is the first vehicle to feature a new look that will inspire the design of future Saturn products. The roadster will be followed this summer by the all-new Aura midsize sedan and Outlook midsize crossover utility late in 2006. These vehicles feature the same, dynamic exterior design theme, with inviting, sophisticated interiors.

“The Sky signals a whole new direction for Saturn as we dramatically grow our portfolio,” says Jill Lajdziak, Saturn’s general manager. “It blends the dynamic new design of our vehicles with a strong value proposition in its segment.”

Dynamic Design
The Sky’s exterior features a strong front end that represents the new face of Saturn, with a pronounced fender peak and a bold, chrome bar that carries an integrated Saturn badge. It has a wide, muscular stance with short overhangs and 18-inch wheels pushed to the corners for a true sports car feel. The convertible top folds completely into the rear compartment, and the clamshell hood provides excellent accessibility and reinforces the Sky’s sports car character. Halogen projector beam headlamps and foglamps extend the exterior’s sophisticated look.

The design philosophy is carried through to the Sky’s interior, which is driver-focused with integrated controls and displays. Creative use of piano black and chrome finishes combine with available leather seats and technical grains to emphasize richness and precision. Jewel-like detailing on the HVAC and lighting controls is executed with tight fits, highlighting the attention to detail.

Roadster performance
The Sky also has the athletic performance to back up its bold styling. It is equipped with a standard 2.4-liter, 177-horsepower Ecotec engine with variable valve timing and a five-speed Aisin manual transmission with a short throw shifter. An available limited slip differential decreases potential wheel slippage, increasing the Sky’s performance potential ever further.

Other major standard features on the 2007 Sky include:

Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and dynamic rear proportioning
Four-wheel independent short/long arm suspension with coil-over Bilstein monotube shocks
Air conditioning
Power windows, locks, mirrors and remote keyless entry
Dual-stage drive and passenger airbags with Passenger Sensing System
AM/FM/CD Stereo with auxiliary input jack for use with portable audio players
The 2007 Saturn Sky will be built at GM’s Wilmington, Del., assembly facility.


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I like this a lot more than the Solstice, which I think is kinda ugly . . .

 

Thanks, mag. This is a good, useful piece of information. I've been waiting for some indication of the Sky's MSRP's. I've been generally recommending this car over the Pontiac Solstice for the primary reason that Saturns generally sell for list without price gouging on hard-to-get models, although the latest Saturn policy on pricing now allows dealerships some leeway in setting their own prices. Still, even if Saturn dealers mark them up slightly, we are not likely to see the kind of gouging you will on the Solstice.
My only disappointment with the Sky is that it does not come with the rust, dent, and ding-resistant plastic body panels that most past Saturns did.......it is essentially a twin of the metal-bodied Solstice, though the front end, of course, is styled quite different. Saturn is moving away from its past policy of only plastic-bodied vehicles. The Relay minivan is also metal-bodied.

 

I have to compliment Saturn for making a value hardtop convertible below $25k. EDIT: SORRY, THIS IS WRONG.

Isn't the SLK the next in line at around $40+k?

 

No...the upcoming Pontiac G6 hardtop convertible should be well below that.
The Sky, BTW, does not have a retracting hardtop. It is a traditional roadster with a soft top.

 

Really? I could have sworn it was a hardtop. My bad...

I must have been thinking of the upcoming Volvo hardtop convertible...

 

what happened to the Lutz's plan of sub 20k roadster? :-). All talk.

 

i like it! that's an outstanding looking car (gasp... i say that about a saturn!) for an amazing value. GM has done good.

 

That would be its Pontiac Solstice platform mate.

$20,490 *before incentives (and before dealer markup).

 

the front of the sky looks great...too bad its not a lexus hehe...i rather say that i drive a lexus over a saturn any day

 

i still like my S2k

 

i actually want that.


my first car was a Saturn SC2. << quite the very very fun car i will admit. not the best quality inside...but it was VERY fun.

 

WTF? That car didn't come out yet? I just saw one on the road today. Looked pretty nice.

Chris

 

Like many roadsters, though, it will probably end up having a body-color bolt-on hardtop as an option for about $2000 or so. That was one of the Miata's first major accessories after the car was introduced in 1989.

 

+1

For me it's more like - looks pretty cool, too bad it's a Saturn! I'd rather drive almost anything other than a Saturn. Even the new Hyundai Azera or Sonata is more appealing to me than the top of the line Saturn sedan.