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Old 05-17-07, 10:09 PM
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Pretty awesome CGI's. Gotta say they did some good work.



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Old 05-17-07, 10:11 PM
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They did beater then Saturn does.
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Old 05-17-07, 10:17 PM
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Saturn right now is fine, some of the other lineups need to go and get their help
 
Old 05-17-07, 10:54 PM
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Obviously... a lot of people like the angular designs rather than the bulbous design... Looks good for a bunch of CGI's.
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uuuuum, this is what the cadillac line up should look like. these are great designs, completely making pontiac irrelevant. oh well, it wont happen.
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Originally Posted by gshb
uuuuum, this is what the cadillac line up should look like. these are great designs, completely making pontiac irrelevant. oh well, it wont happen.
i see edgy cadillac mixed with benz lines....
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Old 05-18-07, 07:33 AM
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Nice designs but definately too sylized.

The center consoles are very "remote control" looking. Too many buttons clustered in one area...
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Old 05-18-07, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Nice designs but definately too sylized.

The center consoles are very "remote control" looking. Too many buttons clustered in one area...
I was thinking the same, consoles got waay to many buttons. The Exteriors of these cars has a lot of curves and lines and detailed crevices. The grill looks like its three pieces, lower grill looks like a two piecer. The fog lights look multi pieced as well, but the cars still look good though.

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The styling is looking VERY german. I see a lot of Audi and Benz in most of those designs.

Granted, it only makes sense since Saturn is largely becoming a duplicate version of Opel for the US - which is a good move by GM, IMO.
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What they need to do most at Saturn is bring back the plastic body panels....they were a MARVELOUS idea. IMO Saturn will never be Saturn again without them.

No dings, no dents, no corrosion and no rust......although, of course, the paint could still scratch, and you had to have wide body gaps to allow for panel expansion and contraction in the sun.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
What they need to do most at Saturn is bring back the plastic body panels....they were a MARVELOUS idea. IMO Saturn will never be Saturn again without them.

No dings, no dents, no corrosion and no rust......although, of course, the paint could still scratch, and you had to have wide body gaps to allow for panel expansion and contraction in the sun.
+1 Couldn't have said it better!
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wow... you gotta wonder who the hell GM hired as designers. These concepts look waaay better than anything I've seen out of Saturn.
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About a month ago in Boston there was some big Anime convention over at the Sheraton. I believe Saturn sponsored it and they had a hatch similar in size and shape to the previous Civic Si. I checked Saturn's website and nothing on there about a hatch.
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Originally Posted by Nextourer
wow... you gotta wonder who the hell GM hired as designers. These concepts look waaay better than anything I've seen out of Saturn.
I agree.
These are great designs, by far the best for domestics .

This one looks verrry RL'ish
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Definitely digging the exteriors, but the center stack has got to be the worst I've ever seen.
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