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more about #saturn more comments → TriShield: Uh, Saturn's current line isn't German Opels. GM styled Saturn after Opel in an attempt to remake the brand but the only Opel product Saturn sells is... more » GreenN_Gold: "Certainly the cars, themselves, were mostly just there, with only the Sky Redline Roadster giving so much as a nod to valuing driving pleasure over c... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: There are going to be an awful lot of pissed off old people wandering into the parking lots of closed Saturn dealers for the next several years.... more » Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II: "towards the end they weren't even Saturns but Opels" Nay.. they were Malibus, Equinox (equini?), Acadias, Soltices and one Opel. more » mytdawg: Here in the rust belt a (plastic) Saturn is the perfect winter car. They probably could have sold the plastic ones indefinitely in low volumes to the... more » LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: Strange America, Strange name. more » alexander_the_car_salamander: Who cares no one likes Saturn. Their cars sucked(Except for the sky)(IMO). more » Maymar: I'd wonder what my family will do with no Saturns (one aunt's on her 4th since '93, another has kept the same one for almost 12 years, and will probab... more » IamZardoz: All the moolah GM wasted with starting up and running Saturn could have saved Pontiac or even Oldsmobile. more » Skink: Krewson writes: "It seemed there was a desire for appealing, small, economical cars and a small audience of American consumers believed Saturn was act... more » pj134: I can safely say that Saturn died in the early 2000's. While the SL, SC and SW are all bland, they get great mileage, and as long as you put oil in th... more » aSoundofSleep-less nights: It seemed to me that many of the older (late 90s) Saturns were either built on a Monday or a Wednesday. The ones built on Monday would run for 250+k w... more » BaldwinPeriphetes: Anyone know who Penske's "third party manufacturer" was? more » TAInvestor: What in the world went wrong with that second video? I hear nothing but sporadic machine gun fire more » Skink: What does the Saturn brand say about folks who own them? " I don't care about the tractor engine. I'm so insecure that I'm afraid to bargain over the... more » -
#carpocalypse
Saturn Eulogy Redux: Some Plastic Is Not Recyclable
Now that Saturn is officially, truly dead, we thought we'd reflect on the history of a GM division that tried, with varying degrees of earnestness, to be a different kind of car company. Luckily, we've done that once already. More » -
#carpocalypse
BREAKING: GM To Kill Saturn
GM has just announced plans to "wind down the Saturn brand" — effectively killing it after Penske Automotive announced plans to terminate its discussions with GM to buy the Saturn brand. More » -
#detroitautoshow
2010 Detroit Auto Show Main Floor Full (Of Boring Cars)
Reversing last year's emptiness, the 2010 Detroit Auto Show main floor is fully booked. Sadly, those spaces are occupied by brands like Saturn, now separate from GM, and BYD, who's presence is called a "coup." [Freep] -
#newcars
Buick To Get First Plug-In Hybrid SUV
GM just announced plans to give the outgoing Saturn Vue a facelift for Buick and introduce it as a plug-in 2-mode hybrid. It'll use Volt-like batteries and run 10 miles on electricity only, making it the first plug-in hybrid SUV. More » -
#carpocalypse
Goodbye, Blue Sky: Kappa Roadster Plant Closes Doors
Yesterday marked the end of production at GM's Delaware assembly plant, the home of the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice roadsters. Fan clubs came to pay their respects, stuffing their tear-soaked tissues into awkwardly-placed cupholders. [SaturnFans] -
#lolcars
Best. Vanity License Plate. Ever.
Today's hilariously inappropriate vanity license plate comes from the great State of California and one person who likes... well... just add an "I," a "U" and a dirty mind. NSFW. (H/T to Jeff) [Motive]
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#24hoursoflemons
Civic Station Wagon Leading After Day One At The Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez LeMons
The first day of racing is done, and the mechanical carnage has been horrific; LeMons Perpetrator Nick Pon was heard to utter "Dang, looks like a Taurus grenade done went off in the SHO pits! More » -
#carpocalypse
Penske Officially Buying Saturn From GM
GM will officially be selling the Saturn brand to Roger Penske for an unknown sum. GM will continue building Saturns on contract with Penske for them to distribute through Saturn's current dealer network. Full press release below. More » -
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#carpocalypse
REPORT: GM Reaches Deal Selling Saturn To Penske
GM's apparently agreed to sell Saturn to Jalopnik's favorite Detroit-loving, mega-dealer-owning, truck-renting and smart-car-selling Roger Penske, with a deal expected to be announced today. So we guess this means there's now a fourth "U.S." automaker in Detroit. [NYT Dealbook] -
#lolcars
Believe It Or Not, This Isn't A Ferrari
We know, it goes against all your better judgment and years of finely honed automobile identification expertise, but we're prepared to shock you with the knowledge that this vehicle is in fact not a Ferrari. More » -
#spyphotos
2010 Opel Astra Gets "Full Lutz" Skirt-Lift
Opel's revealed a set of skirt-lifting-like-Lutz shots of the next-generation 2010 Opel Astra by head designer Marc van der Haegen and Laszlo Kreth, the engineering coordinator. As expected, that's not a Saturn. More » -
#carpocalypse
WSJ: Renault, Geely both "serious suitors" for GM's Saturn. Say that ten times fast. [WSJ]
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#carpocalypse
In Case Anyone Was Wondering, GM's Still Trying To Sell Saturn
In case anyone's worried or wondering, yes, GM's still trying to sell Saturn — or kill it. Heck, they've even put out a press release to make sure you remember. More » -
#lolcars
Saturn Rental Car Never Gets Oil Change, Engine Carnage Ensues After 30,000 Miles
Enterprise Rent-A-Car delivered a Saturn Outlook to the dealership shop after the check-engine light appeared and the engine quit running. The problem? Enterprise records showed zero oil changes after 30,000 miles. Brutal results below.
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#carpocalypse
Killing Saturn kills 25% of GM hybrids. Damned if they do... [AutoNews via AutomobileMag]
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#bonusqotd
What Are The "Four Core" GM Brands?
Fritz Henderson, GM CEO and possible cyborg, said the company's plan is built around "four core brands." He also said people shouldn't speculate, which we're guessing was a joke. What will the four brands be? More » -
#adwatch
Saturn Guy Mocks Hyundai Assurance Program
When we compared payment protection plans we determined Hyundai's was the most thorough, but this was predicated on the idea you'd want to give up your car if unemployed. A concept Saturn somewhat appropriately mocks. -
#24hoursoflemons
24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Gator-O-Rama 2009 Ãœber Gallery: The Americans
As you know, American-made vehicles took four of the top five places at the 24 Hours Of LeMons Gator-O-Rama, and the Stars And Stripes flew proudly over the Index Of Effluency winner as well. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
Google Street View Drives Along Lake Como on Wrong Day, Misses Concorso d'Eleganza
Now that Google Street View is trickling down the European highway system, it’s time to go on the prowl for fancy cars. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The Top 95 Lemons Of The Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours Of LeMons
For the first time ever, Detroit iron dominated a 24 Hours Of LeMons event, with American-built machinery taking four of the top five positions (if you consider a California-built Corolla to be American-built, that is). More »
