Saturn SC2 – An Introduction
Also known as the GM sports coupe, Saturn SC2 is one of the first models produced in this line in the early and mid 90s. The introduction of the S Series by General Motors was a smart plan to diminish the impact of the Japanese imports on the American market. With the success reputed by Saturn SC2, Japan and Taiwan actually started selling these vehicles on their internal markets. This only proves that the fame General Motors reputed for the Saturn S Series was not void of content. In the years following the release, no improvements have been made to Saturn SC2, upgrades appeared as late as 1999.
Saturn SC2 got a little lateral door often called the suicide door on the side of the driver. For the coupe design, this extra feature was a big change as it was a sure innovation in the manufacturing of sports cars. Only cab pickup trucks had such a lateral door, and no other regular vehicle use one. Saturn SC2 was produced with little modifications afterwards until 2003 when General Motors replaced the S Series and launched their new sports car, Saturn Ion. The production of this latter model also came to a halt in 2007 as well when GM chose a new market approach.
Saturn SC2 was also remarkable by the manual transmission that triggered a very efficient fuel consume. At the time when it was launched, the Saturn SC2 engine required one gallon of fuel for forty miles according to the highway tests performed for the car. This first engine was rated at only 124 horsepower, but in 1995 improvements were made to the initial SC model: thus, the producer added a lower front bumper and a trunk lid reflector, not to mention that the interior was also redesigned. It was the second generation of Saturn SC2 that saw changes in exterior concept that now focused on rather curve lines.
According to reviews Saturn SC2 was not very different from Saturn SC1, the latter only got black outside mirrors while the SC2 variant had them colored. Saturn SC2 came with standard fog lamps, anti-break lock was optional and it also had some kind of traction control. Then, in terms of manual transmission, Saturn SC2 and SC1 were identical, and the same similarity was preserved in the dashboard look, daytime running lights and even wheelbase. Improvements were tributary to the Saturn sedan and station wagon designs.
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