Before Redline Chevrolet, there was Red Line Saturn

While Chevy makes special editions Redline through aligning the Chicago Auto Show this year, we ate fruits and some member berries began to think about the last time, GM has used the term. In 2004, Saturn deploy Red Line (two words) editions of ion and Vue. Sky Line joins from Sky Red Line in 2007, and second-generation Vue kept current tradition in 2008.

That was in the heady days of mid-2000, before the financial crisis and the bankruptcy reorganization of GM, which saw the end of Saturn. The title of the press release for the sky 2,008 now cringe-worthy: "Hot-selling Sky helps drive product renaissance Saturn" tails presentation were hot new thing, as car manufacturers. I tried to benefit from the trend of gas popularized by Fast and Furious. Chevy models were SS, Pontiac had GXP and Saturn Red Line had. in metropolitan Detroit SRT models, Dodge had a bunch and team special car for Ford brought us pickup SVT Lightning, on the SVT Focus, and a handful of Mustangs sautillé.

Red Line models for implementation vary from one car to another. Ion Red Line shared the same engine as the original Chevy Cobalt SS, a 205-horsepower supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, 65 hp more than storage. Cars and Driver tested during 0 to 60 miles / h in 6.1 seconds and said ion "rips the wall that separates the lovers Saturn brand for so long.

Top-Vue Red Line, meanwhile, comes with the same 3.5-liter V6 desire Honda, you can get into a regular sight, and adds stiffer, lower suspension, larger wheels with more aggressive rubber and recalibrated steering . When the opinion was redesigned for the 2008 model year of the Vue Red Line is similar proposal. The engine is now GM and up to 7 horsepower at 257, but you can get it in the red line and the decorative XE. Apart from improvements to tires and suspensions, red line models now come with unique front and rear exhaust panel.

The most exciting red line, of course, is the high performance version of the Roadster Sky, which supports shared with his twin Pontiac Solstice. This model comes with a 2.0-liter Ecotec Turbo hot on GM, good for 260 horsepower. The extra power is crucial to cover ratios of the manual transmission unfortunate sky, leaving pain model non-turbo for the couple at lower speeds.

As we all know, Saturn was taken by harvest in 2009, after an attempt to sell the brand to Penske group. When all Saturn dealerships closed shop, the brand has gone from start-ups with new ideas and culture to another cookie-cutter brand in GM, stable. The Red Line - attempt to sell a performance that no one asked - is emblematic of the confusion of Saturn