have square exhaust ports like the Outlook and Sky? The twin pea-shooters that peek out from under the rear facia look rather weak. This is my biggest problem with both the Aura and G6.

 

Ever heard of this little thing called the aftermarket?

If your biggest "problem/gripe" of a vehicle is the shape of it's exhaust ports then you MIGHT be nit picking.

 

I might be, but it totaly ruins the back end of the car. The chrome tips look like the cheap chrome tips you get at Pep Boys.
I would just think that Saturn would keep with the style of the Sky and Outlook and go with the square exhaust, along with it being intergrated into the rear bumper like the Sky/Outlook.

 

You answered your own question..........

"This is my biggest problem with both the Aura and G6."

It's called part sharing.

 

Sky and Outlook share parts, both have different style then its counterpart.
No excuse IMO.

 

Agreed. The pipes on my G6 really do look small and dorky. Square pipes (like on the saturns and the G6 concept) would help make the tall narrow backend of the Epsilons look a lot wider and meaner. At least give them some wider Infiniti-like pipes.. that cant be that expensive. Heres a comparison of what im talking about.

Stock:


Aftermarket:

Even though the exhaust is installed kind of crooked you can still easily tell which car has more presence. No reason something like that shouldn't be stock - at least on the GTP/XR.

 

Maksik7, I think I met you at Greese Trucks some time last year when you just picked up your G6 GTP.

And I agree, all Epsilon cars have a tall and narrow look to them. I think a little bit more work done to the rear facia along with adding single and dual square ports would have given this car a much more flare and add the style.

 

I expect the Redline to have something special or differnet like square pipes.

 

Addressing part sharing... I'm ALL FOR IT when you can't see it, as far as platform sharing and other parts that can not be seen.. like linkage behind the door panels, under the car, etc... but I HATE IT when it is visual components... like door handles, steering wheels, etc.

I drives me nuts that Corvette has a "parts bin" steering wheel that you can get on economy cars and SUVs. It doesn't belong there. Period.

 

The G6 and Aura both have a more round shape to me. The Sky seems more chiseled around the edges. Maybe thats it.