The story
Mechanically the Sky is a Pontiac Solstice: the same Kappa platform, the same 2,416 mm (95.1 in) wheelbase and the same Wilmington, Delaware, assembly line. Its look came from elsewhere. The styling grew out of the Vauxhall VX Lightning, a 2003 concept drawn in England to mark Vauxhall's 100th anniversary, which gave the Sky crisper lines, projector headlights and canted side vents. Saturn also tuned it a shade softer, with more insulation and a quieter exhaust, and fitted base cars with equipment the stripped-out Solstice charged extra for.
The Red Line brought the 260-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter and turned a pretty cruiser into a properly rapid one, with a broad swell of midrange torque and a chassis that stays composed when pushed. Europe received essentially the same car as the Opel GT, built in Delaware and sold only with left-hand drive, while Korea took a handful as the Daewoo G2X. Saturn itself did not outlive 2009, and only 34,415 Skys were built, which makes a good Red Line one of the more stylish bargains among modern roadsters.
