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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Saturn Sky page on 4 November 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Saturn Sky is a roadster that was produced by Saturn, and was initially released in the first quarter of 2006 as a 2007 model. It uses the Kappa automobile platform shared with the Pontiac Solstice. The Sky concept was shown at the 2005 North American International Auto Show, with the production version following at the 2006 show. It was built at GM's Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware, alongside the Solstice. The Sky featured 18-inch (457 mm) wheels and a 2.4 L Ecotec LE5 I4 engine that produced 177 hp (132 kW), a new straight-4 2.0 L turbocharged direct injected engine that made 260 hp (194 kW) as well as an optional dealer-installed turbo upgrade kit that made 290 hp (216 kW). Both five-speed manual and automatic transmissions were available.
The styling for the Sky, penned by Franz von Holzhausen, was based on the Vauxhall VX Lightning Concept's design. It was available in some European markets as the Opel GT. A rebadged version named the Daewoo G2X was unveiled as a concept vehicle for the South Korean market in 2006. The production version was released in September 2007.
The Wilmington Assembly plant closed in July 2009, ending production as both the Pontiac and Saturn nameplates were retired.
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 13 June 2007 | General Motors Exports Rebadged Saturn Sky To Korea | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 7 July 2007 | Sky From Saturn, The | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 24 August 2007 | Solstice, Sky: Different But Similar | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 24 May 2008 | Verkaufsstart für Elektroauto „AMP Saturn Sky“  | Wikinews |
