A Look Back at Saturn Commercials & Concepts
Poor Saturn, a brand we’ve known and loved since they opened an assembly line in Tennessee back in the 80’s. They were to become the next great American made automobile. But now, after financial disasters and flawed bailout plans, parent company General Motors plans on discontinuing the line by 2011. In mourning we’d like to take a look back at some of our favorite brands through commercials, as well as concepts Saturn never got off the ground.
Classic Saturn – Introduced to the World on TV
Saturn was established on January 7, 1985, in response to the success of Japanese & German small-car imports in the United States, with the slogan “A different kind of car company.”
Saturn S Series – 1992
Saturn’s S-Series was one of the longest selling and most popular cars for the company. The S-Series was available in both four door sedan, 5 door wagon and two door coupe. Other version included a two door coupe with suicide doors. S-Series kept on trucking with a good sales percentages until production ended in 2002, and was replaced by the Ion.
Saturn SC2 Turbo Concept – 2001
The SC2 Turbo was a concept which many Saturn owners have transformed their S-Coupes into, with a little help from something called Horse Power. The SC2 Turbo was never an official release by the company, but fans have dropped in turbocharged engine, exhaust systems and speakers the size of your entire body.
Rebirth with the Saturn Ion – 2003
European auto maker Opel became a major inspiration to Saturn’s look. Much like a reformed S-Series, the Ion comes in sedan and two-door coupe form, complete with the now well known Saturn suicide door.
Saturn Flextreme Concept – 2008
Flextreme carries on the power-train concept of the original Chevy Volt as a range extended electric vehicle. Drive to the wheels is provided by a 53kW electric motor which gets electrons from a 16kWh lithium ion battery. Where the Flextreme differs from the Volt is the range extender. The Volt uses a 1.0L three cylinder, gasoline/E85 flex-fuel engine to drive the generator. The Flextreme uses a 1.3L four cylinder diesel engine.
where’s the commercial shot in Saginaw, Michigan at Tony’s resturant in 2002?
Where is the commercial the features the “dueling banjos” music?
There are 4 guys about to go camping and then the music starts playing