The Saturn Curve was a
roadster concept
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by
Saturn
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designed by
Michael Mauer
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who was the former head of design at
Saab Automobile
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. It was shown at the
2004 North American International Auto Show along with the
Saturn Sky
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 ...
concept.
This project would also evolve to a new "
Saab Sonett
The Saab Sonett is an automobile manufactured between 1955 and 1957 and again between 1966 and 1974 by Saab Automobile, Saab of Sweden. Sonetts share engines and other components with Saab 93, Saab 95, 95 and Saab 96, 96 of the same era. It was ...
", with a different front styling,
but ultimately Saab's intentions to make it an AWD car did not come true, and Saturn opted to go with the Opel project giving birth to the Saturn Sky.
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Photo of the Saturn Curve
Curve
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Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point (ge ...
General Motors concept cars
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