Impact/Spectrum/Storm/Saturn SC
During development,the Saturn drove across the US with a Chevy Spectrum body,and the Impact drove up and down the West Coast with a Geo Storm body,in plain view of all.
Bowing in 1987 as the Impact,and considering that GM CAN do a product cycle in 36-months,technologically-speaking,there would have been no barrier for the Saturn SC to have worn the Impact's body when it debuted in 1990.
At a conservative 80-mpg HWY ( MacCready gave it 100-mpg ) the car would have been a major coup,selling alongside the EV1.
Also,with a base price coming in at under $9,000 ( US ),it would have been a tremendous value for the customer.
With 'Badge-engineering' the car could have also been marketed as a Buick,Cadillac,Chevrolet,Geo,Holden,Lotus,Oldsmobi le,Opel,Pontiac,SAAB,and Vauxhall.Daewoo might be entitled to producing also.
With the 1-inch ( 25mm ) drop,and 'accessories' as she wore at Ft.Stockton for the land speed record,at below Cd0.16 she'd be a real screamer and have lowest carbon footprint of any production automobile.
Last edited by aerohead; 05-13-2010 at 06:11 PM..
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