Saturn Team can you talk about what's new on the 2009 Sky since the 08's are done. I have seen the new colors but there must be more. Anything you want to share?
You've got great timing with these questions, since Saturn just released full 2009 product information. Yesterday, Mike from Saturn solved the 4x6=33 riddle and posted some other model year highlights on the main page. We'll be posting some of the highlights for each model over the next couple of weeks, so you'll certainly see additional details on the Sky.
Our dealer didn't seem to think anything fancy was happening with the Skys. He just ordered his '09s and it was just the colors that were different.....though I did hear that the braking system on the RLs will be rolled back to the 2007 design....
It's to bad that no one can or will answer the original question, "whats new for 09". You can order an 09 but you can't know what it offers. This site is boring and not very informative. The color of the header was the most important thing that was talked about.
Yes, it looks like black because it is black (or actually really dark gray). Only this black has metallic flakes in the paint (where the old black had no metallic flake).
Also, looks like the dealership had a brilliant marketing idea of including some beach toys with the car ('cause leather seats, low profile, and very little trunk space are exactly what you look for in a car to take you to the beach)... not that the car won't look hot on the beach (it looks hot everywhere), just not very practical.
Permalink Reply by Rob on August 7, 2008 at 9:01am
The Sky and Solstice weren't designed to be "practical" cars, just tons of fun to drive and cruise around in. Which is exactly why I bought one! But I have found new ways to pack light and be able to take the car on extended weekend trips.