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Originally Posted by cfg83
Christ -
Yeah, the Storm and SC1 were always eerily similar, and were part of the faux-wraparound rear window treatment that you'd also see in Oldsmobiles.
I like to think of the late 80's and early 90's as the "aero era", if for no other reason, a lot of cars had below-headlight grills.
I always thought the Geo Storm was really small, but I guess it was in my mind :
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Saturn SC1
Wheelbase 99.2 in (2,520 mm)
Length 173.2 in (4,399 mm)
Width 67.6 in (1,717 mm)
Height 50.6 in (1,285 mm)
Geo Storm
Wheelbase 96.5 in (2,451 mm)
Length 163.4 in (4150 mm)
Width 66.7 in (1,694 mm)
Height 51.1 in (1,298 mm)
Curb weight 2,282 lb (1,035 kg)
Ok, the SC1 was about 10" longer. But the other dimensions are very comparable.
CarloSW2 |
I think that the Geo Storm was inferred when Paul MacCready made the claim that if one were to take the powertrain of a contemporary sport coupe and slip it under the body of the Impact/EV-1,that you'd have a 100-mpg car.
The Storm served as a test-mule for the Impact electronics and powertrain.
A couple years later,Ultralite,different looking,but identical Cd debuted with 100-mpg.
The longer Saturn had one of the lowest Road Load Horsepower ratings of any car tested by Car and Driver.