I LOVE the design of the SC! The fact that John Davis said it resembles a Firebird is right on the money. My whole life I've called these "Baby Firebirds". Kind of like the old Opel GT which was a "Baby Corvette"!
I've got one of these, but a '94. It handles like its on rails. Its highly, highly underrated sporting car. I will not be getting rid of the car untill it returns back to dirt
Plastic bodies kept the weight down and the torque/gearing helped it get off the line quickly. The 87-mph trap speed is consistent with the car's power-to-weight ratio.
These do handle pretty well. I had a buddy in HS who took me for a ride on some backroads in his SC, it smelled like gasoline inside and he took it around corners at 75 mph. Absolutely terrifying
My mother had one of these. She bought it brand new and kept it until 2011. It had over 300,000 miles on it, the AC didn’t work, the rear bumper was red while the rest of it was black from someone who hit her at a stop sign/light, the fog lights were broken from when she slid on ice and hit someone because New Hampshire hasn’t discovered ice melt yet and when it rained she sat in a puddle because the door didn’t seal properly. She loved it, I loved it. Now it’s gone, probably got junked a decade ago now. I miss it, I want my own but there’s almost none around anymore. What I’d give to have one though
My niece had one of those! She put way over 200 thousand miles on it before giving it to my brother! And then he put almost another 100k on it too! Of course they always kept the maintenance on it! It was a great car and engine.
I had a 92 SC2 5spd and my friend with his double the price 93 civic si coupe was pissed that he couldn't take my car off the line lol love civics and drive one now but that little 1.9 had more torque!!
I own a 1999 SC2 here in 2024, somebody hit it and knocked the side mirror off so I bought another one at autozone for only $35 to replace it, I like the cheap parts for these.....
I bought a 1992 SC in 1995, had that car until 2007 and almost 200,000 miles. It looked almost exactly like the one in this video except the rims were different. I only got $200 for it so I kind of wish I kept it but traded it in for a 2007 Ion. Had that one for 9 years until it was totalled in 2016. I really enjoyed my Saturns and wish they were still around. ☹
Had one in High School and put a HotShot Cold Air Intake on it and it woke up a little and sounded amazing! Unfortunately it was no match when faced between a 17 year old me and a curb, sideways at ~45MPH... RIP
LOL, 2,380lbs to be specific. But yea, low weight, short gears, good bottom end torque = quick 0-60 times. The 87 mph trap speed is consistent with the car's power-to-weight ratio, though.
That was my first car, blue with black leather seats and stick shift. I beat the crap out of that car since it was my first manual car and i was a crazy teenager
I didn't know this had proper IRS, always assumed it was just a GM twist beam. I have a Vette from the same era so getting one of these doesn't make sense, but if I were a young man getting a new car in the 90s this would be a top contender.
What a IDIOTIC statement. In it's early years Saturn competed successfully with the imports and outsold several of them. It had some of the highest owner retention and satisfaction ratings in the industry. In fact they were higher than many luxury imports. They also had a stellar record for reliability and durability. I live in a suburb of Chicago and still see dozens of these in daily use and the environment in Chicago is not conducive to automotive longevity.
Tell me about it. I've been driving my "junk" Saturn for 23 years now, and I bought it used. It's actually been on the road for almost 27 years. Total trash, cars that last that long. Jeez.
I LOVE the design of the SC! The fact that John Davis said it resembles a Firebird is right on the money. My whole life I've called these "Baby Firebirds". Kind of like the old Opel GT which was a "Baby Corvette"!
I've got one of these, but a '94. It handles like its on rails. Its highly, highly underrated sporting car. I will not be getting rid of the car untill it returns back to dirt
Same, except mine's a '96. :)
Wow, them things were quick for only 124 HP!
Plastic bodies kept the weight down and the torque/gearing helped it get off the line quickly. The 87-mph trap speed is consistent with the car's power-to-weight ratio.
Yup, not bad considering a 5.0 Stang back then would do 15-15.5 seconds in the quarter mile
The manual tranny was sprightly and responsive. The automatic less so.
I thought these cars were ugly when I was a kid. Now, they’re not bad. These used to be everywhere.
I remember getting up early just to watch this show as a boy.
I would wait the whole week and the wake up 30 minutes too late
These do handle pretty well. I had a buddy in HS who took me for a ride on some backroads in his SC, it smelled like gasoline inside and he took it around corners at 75 mph. Absolutely terrifying
I still own my little Saturn and it’s a awesome drive
My mother had one of these. She bought it brand new and kept it until 2011. It had over 300,000 miles on it, the AC didn’t work, the rear bumper was red while the rest of it was black from someone who hit her at a stop sign/light, the fog lights were broken from when she slid on ice and hit someone because New Hampshire hasn’t discovered ice melt yet and when it rained she sat in a puddle because the door didn’t seal properly. She loved it, I loved it. Now it’s gone, probably got junked a decade ago now. I miss it, I want my own but there’s almost none around anymore. What I’d give to have one though
I had one. It was red with black leather and a sunroof. It was a great car.
My niece had one of those! She put way over 200 thousand miles on it before giving it to my brother! And then he put almost another 100k on it too! Of course they always kept the maintenance on it! It was a great car and engine.
I love this Saturn SC, beautifull and nice car
7.6 in 92?? damn that’s pretty impressive for what it was
Beautiful and nice car thus Saturn coupe, 1.9 liter, 124 hp, 122 LB-FT torque , wowwww
I had a 92 SC2 5spd and my friend with his double the price 93 civic si coupe was pissed that he couldn't take my car off the line lol love civics and drive one now but that little 1.9 had more torque!!
I had a red SC2 and it was the best car I ever owned.
I own a 1999 SC2 here in 2024, somebody hit it and knocked the side mirror off so I bought another one at autozone for only $35 to replace it, I like the cheap parts for these.....
I bought a 1992 SC in 1995, had that car until 2007 and almost 200,000 miles. It looked almost exactly like the one in this video except the rims were different. I only got $200 for it so I kind of wish I kept it but traded it in for a 2007 Ion. Had that one for 9 years until it was totalled in 2016. I really enjoyed my Saturns and wish they were still around. ☹
I have a 96 sedan and man that thing can handle. It's got 124 hp and it'll use all of it
Had one in High School and put a HotShot Cold Air Intake on it and it woke up a little and sounded amazing! Unfortunately it was no match when faced between a 17 year old me and a curb, sideways at ~45MPH... RIP
Did this thing weigh 1200 lbs? Have insane gearing with a useless 5th? How the heck did they get that kind of 0-60 time with so little power?
LOL, 2,380lbs to be specific. But yea, low weight, short gears, good bottom end torque = quick 0-60 times. The 87 mph trap speed is consistent with the car's power-to-weight ratio, though.
That was my first car, blue with black leather seats and stick shift. I beat the crap out of that car since it was my first manual car and i was a crazy teenager
Just manual swapped my 95 sc2 133k milage and going to be going untill i cant get anymore out of it
I didn't know this had proper IRS, always assumed it was just a GM twist beam. I have a Vette from the same era so getting one of these doesn't make sense, but if I were a young man getting a new car in the 90s this would be a top contender.
Favorite cars of tweakers by far.
hahahaa! I've never met a single Saturn owner who was a tweaker, lol.
I wanted one so bad
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damn this car rips
I wanted one of those soooooooo bad 🥺
Didn't these catch on fire?
No. Those were the 'Fiero' -- awful all around. Saturn was one of the best American cars ever made in its class.
13th yessssssssss
Bit of a Junior Corvette.
30mpg is pretty low for their test in a manual. I get 34mpg in my automatic 96.
I preferred the 8V, SC1. Better torque
nootchy.....yuuk
Got one just fixed the fender . Hit a deer
fwd yuuuk
GM ruined Saturn...just as they ruined everything else.
Gm failures
The s series were actually pretty well loved. Once corporate GM started to get involved things went downhill.
No success here. This POS brand and it’s junk cars are gone. Thankfully.
How about Rivian?
Dude has a Wrangler profile picture talking about "junk" cars and POS brand, the irony. Lmao.
@@kalebm9302 Yeah from a driving event 15 years ago, oh the dumb assumption.
What a IDIOTIC statement.
In it's early years Saturn competed successfully with the imports and outsold several of them.
It had some of the highest owner retention and satisfaction ratings in the industry.
In fact they were higher than many luxury imports.
They also had a stellar record for reliability and durability.
I live in a suburb of Chicago and still see dozens of these in daily use and the environment in Chicago is not conducive to automotive longevity.
Tell me about it. I've been driving my "junk" Saturn for 23 years now, and I bought it used. It's actually been on the road for almost 27 years. Total trash, cars that last that long. Jeez.
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That door sounded so shitty and cheap when it closed 😂. And that’s a brand new car lmao.
I chuckled at that too. Sounds exactly how my '96 SC2 sounds when I close its doors these days.