The Ion models use polymer for all exterior side panels, a characteristic of Saturn models since the first S-Series debuted as a 1991 model. The dent-resistant composite panels help keep Saturn vehicles looking new, longer. They also contribute to a clean look, because there is no need for add-on cladding to protect against dings. Saturn ...

Saturn recently teamed with NC area VIPs and charities in the first Saturn Highway Hybrid Challenge. Roger B. Smith Dies Among his other accomplishments, Smith created GM's Saturn subsidiary in the mid-1980s. Year-End 'Red Tag' Sale is Back Customers in the market for a new Saturn might want to stop by your local Saturn store.

GM Performance Parts is adding some extra juice to the already high-voltage 2.0L Ecotec-powered Saturn Ion Redline and Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe SS Supercharged by introducing two supercharger kits that generate real power gain at the wheels. The Stage One and Stage Two performance upgrade kits provide an additional 31hp and 36hp, respectively.

The Saturn ION is available in five models: the ION 2 and ION 3 sedans and quad coupes, as well as the performance-oriented ION Red Line. The ION 1 sedan has been discontinued for 2006. With the new changes, Saturn ION delivers an even greater level of performance, refinement, comfort and safety. What's New for 2006:

It also shows that the Saturn Ion Red Line is a serious performance car, capable of achieving record-setting speed with the same basic architecture." The Ion Red Line land speed record holder will be displayed in the GM exhibit at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas on Nov. 4-7, 2003.

Richard G. "Skip" LeFauve died Sunday, January 26th in a West Palm Beach, Florida hospital from complications he suffered from a heart attack last month. He was 68. Skip was president of Saturn from 1986 through 1995. "Skip was just beloved by Saturn's people," Saturn spokeswoman Sue Holmgren told the Detroit News.

The Saturn Ion Red Line Bonneville racer has a formidable ally in its battle to overcome aero drag. Nestled beneath its sloped hood is a modified version of the production Ecotec engine. The production Ion Red Line's supercharged and intercooled 2.0-liter Ecotec pumps out an estimated 200-plus horsepower.

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The all-aluminum dual overhead cam, four-cylinder Ecotec 2.0L SC engine is built off the strengths of the original naturally aspirated Ecotec 2.2-liter engine introduced in the 2000 Saturn L-Series. The Ecotec 2.0L SC has a four-valve cylinder head, maintenance-free chain-driven camshafts, counter-rotating balance shafts and an integrated oil ...