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Old 01-31-2007, 02:57 PM
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GM to Reveal Saturn Astra and Pontiac G8 at Chicago (also two special 'Vettes)
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...74&docid=32932

"Saturn continues its product revitalization with the new Astra compact car, along with the 2008 Vue Red Line and Vue Green Line hybrid. The Astra marks the fifth all-new vehicle in Saturn’s lineup, and is the last step in a complete reinvention of the brand’s showroom in less than 20 months.

The G8 sedan represents Pontiac 's continuing commitment to rear-wheel-drive performance, and adds to the G6 GXP and Torrent GXP recently introduced in Detroit. Additionally, a pair of special-edition Chevrolet Corvettes will debut."

Is there any intel on these two 'Vettes?
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Old 01-31-2007, 03:39 PM
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From what I hear on the Vettes, one will be a signature edition Z06 of some sort (forget who), and it will be in White, which is not avaialble normally on a Z06.

The other is possibly an Indy Pace Car.
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Originally Posted by Darth Xed
From what I hear on the Vettes, one will be a signature edition Z06 of some sort (forget who)
Ron Fellows, two-time co-winner of Le Mans and three time ALMS GTS champion (all in Vettes).
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Originally Posted by georgejetson
Ron Fellows, two-time co-winner of Le Mans and three time ALMS GTS champion (all in Vettes).

Yes, that is it. Thanks for the memory boost!
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Is the Ion name dying?
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z06R or whatever its going to be called
i can only hope...
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Originally Posted by VladimirSteel
z06R or whatever its going to be called
i can only hope...
You mean Blue Devil? I think that one's still a year away or more. I heard it was the Ron Fellows Signature, which is a white Z06, and a Pace Car.
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I've seen pics of a Z06 convertable, but I don't think that is exciting enough to bring to an autoshow.
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Originally Posted by number77
I've seen pics of a Z06 convertable, but I don't think that is exciting enough to bring to an autoshow.
I think that would be pretty cool, actually.
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Originally Posted by number77
I've seen pics of a Z06 convertable, but I don't think that is exciting enough to bring to an autoshow.
Yea I think that would be more than cool enough to have at the autoshow.
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Originally Posted by Chuck!
Is the Ion name dying?
Yes. The Astra is supposed to take it's place. I don't know if the Saturn people have had this idea or not yet, but they should take the turbo Ecotec from the Solstice GXP/Sky Redline and put it in the Astra (it already comes with a non-DI version of the turbo 2.0L in the rest of the world). The resulting "hot hatch" would compete with the likes of the Mazdaspeed 3, VW GTI, etc.
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Why white? Weren't most of Ron's recent Vettes yellow?
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Originally Posted by number77
I've seen pics of a Z06 convertable, but I don't think that is exciting enough to bring to an autoshow.
If they put a Z06 Convertible in production, I say screw Camaro.
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Originally Posted by Chuck!
Is the Ion name dying?

There will be an overlap (Ion has picked up on sales lately), but like skorpion said, the Ion will be replaced.
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So is this one of the special Vettes?


http://jalopnik.com/cars/i-am-indy/i...ica-233162.php
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