Saturn SC2 is the short name from the sports coupe level of the first division of Saturn vehicles produced at the beginning of the 90s. The launching of the S Series by General Motors came a smart plan to diminish the impact of the Japanese imports on the American market. With the success reputed by Saturn SC2, Japan and Taiwan actually began imports of these vehicles on their markets, which only proves that the fame General Motors reputed for the Saturn S Series was not void of content. Though no spectacular adjustments were made to the Saturn SC2 in time, the year 1999 saw the biggest of upgrades.
A suicide door was added on the lateral back of the Saturn SC2 model on the driver’s part. For the coupe design, this extra feature was a big change as it was a welcome innovation in the production of sports cars. Only cab pickup trucks had such a lateral door, and no other regular vehicle use one. Saturn SC2 was produced with little modifications afterwards until 2003 when General Motors replaced the S Series and launched their new sports car, Saturn Ion. The production of this latter model also came to a halt in 2007 as well when GM tried a different market approach.
In its category, Saturn SC2 represented the most fuel-efficient vehicle with a manual transmission. One gallon of gas was enough for forty miles according to the ratings and the data in the Saturn SC2 car highway tests. This first engine was rated at only 124 horsepower, but in 1995 upgrades became necessary to the initial SC model: thus, the producer added a lower front bumper and a trunk lid reflector, not to mention that the interior was also redesigned. It was the second generation of Saturn SC2 that saw changes in exterior concept that now focused on rather curve lines.
Reviews claim that Saturn SC2 was not very different from SC1, the latter only got black outside mirrors while the SC2 variant had them colored. Saturn SC2 came with standard fog lamps, anti-break lock was optional and it also had some kind of traction control. Then, in terms of manual transmission, there were no changes between Saturn SC2 and SC1, and the same similarity remained in the dashboard look, in the wheelbase structure and in the dayltime lights. The improvements of Saturn SC2 were inspired by the sedan and station wagon models produced by General Motors.



