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Saturn Brochure Covers: 2010

A few days ago we took at look back at some of the first Saturn brochure covers. Today we have a sneak peak at what would have been the cover and front spread of the 2010 Saturn brochure. Saturn was reportedly gearing up for a big marketing push in 2010 once the Penske acquisition was completed.

Remember the GM EV1 Electric Car Leased by Saturn?

Darryl Siry from Wired: The GM EV1 was an electric vehicle that was a technical triumph for the time. It generated passion-fueled controversy that still reverberates today. The technological innovations of the EV1 went well beyond the battery pack, inverter and AC induction motor that propelled the car without using any gasoline. The lead-acid battery pack could store only 17 kilowatt-hours for the first generation, roughly equivalent to half a gallon of gasoline. As a result, GM engineers had to do everything they could to reduce the weight and aerodynamic drag of the car to achieve a workable range.

Saturn Brochure Covers: 1991-96

Saturn's original advertising agency, Hal Riney & Partners, managed to capture an essence of Saturn's personality and apply it to printed and recorded media. They created a consistent feel and image with all its printed materials. Many people who missed out on Saturn's earliest days have asked to see what the early brochures were like.

Saturn Was Also a Different Kind of Manufacturer

In the early days, Saturn manufactured its own cars at its own plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In addition to innovating on the sales, service, and engineering sides of its business, Saturn's founding fathers spent a significant amount of time developing new manufacturing techniques that were based on some of the "best in class" processes used by companies from around the world.

Virtual Polymer Body-Side Panel Demonstration

Over the years, one of Saturn's most impressive features was their innovative plastic polymer body panels that it used to cloth it's cars in. The panels resisted damage from small dents, dings, and minor bumps — they proved to be very popular among Saturn owners. The panels simply absorbed the impact, and bounced back into their original form. Back in the day, if you went to your local Saturn retailer, the sales folks would eagerly show you how well the panels worked by either pounding on the side of a car with their fists, or by inviting you to jump up and down on a sample door panel laying on the floor. No matter how hard you tried, the panels always went back to their original shape.

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Comment by BLACK BEAUTY ION on December 12, 2009 at 3:12pm: HEY ALL YOU SATURN FANS I LOVE MY ION AND I'M A FAN OF EVERY SATURN

Comment by Sean Waldron on November 11, 2009 at 9:14am: junkyard...cheapest place to get parts like that....I would imagine that a dealer will charge you an arm and a leg for an interior piece like the glovebox or glovebox latch and handle (not sure which you broke)

Comment by Paul Elliot on November 11, 2009 at 8:38am: At a dealer. They do still exist and they do have parts.

Comment by Vincent A.Carranza on November 11, 2009 at 12:24am: I just broke the handle to my glove box on my 2006 VUE... Anybody know where I can find one?

Comment by Opel on October 23, 2009 at 6:04am: A Saturn mini car.

Comment by Anne Neal on October 6, 2009 at 5:14pm: Hi Charlie,
I've been trying to get onto www.saturnfans.com and haven't been able to connect. Are you still there or only on this site now?

Comment by Mike Benke on August 6, 2009 at 11:27am: Glad to join the group. This is a great place for Saturn owners. We mention it to all customers who buy new Saturns from us.

Comment by Pat on August 4, 2009 at 11:37am: Howdy folks, new to the tribe.

Comment by tim turks on June 1, 2009 at 11:17pm: SORRY SATURN FANS BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEYYes we love our Saturns for many reasons. For me, it is because I have owned other cars that rusted out over time, were always in need of repair, were hard to service, etc... So I knew after buying my first Saturn in 1993 that I had finally found a nice road handling, well built, dependable, long lasting car

Car companies require the bottom line to survive, and the bottom line happens to be money. The killer for Saturn can be easily summed up by saying "the average consumer is clueless"

We all know Saturn cars are great cars but let me give you a classic example of the average consumer mentality

A women I worked with was looking to buy a new car. I recommended Saturn to her. She later told me she looked at Saturns and felt the interior appeared somewhat cheap. She ended up buying a Pontiac GrandAm. Her car spent a lot of time in the repair shop but hey, at least her interior didn't appear cheap