Ion Redline Testdrive 7/26/04 @ approx. 7pm!
07-26-2004
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Ion Redline Testdrive 7/26/04 @ approx. 7pm!
I just got back from a lil test drive of the Saturn Ion Redline. Well there are 3 things I like......the torque, the supercharger, and the seats. I really didn't have a chance to really shake it down...girlfriend was in passenger seat yelling at me when my foot accidentally slipped off the clutch and I resurfaced a section of road in first and second gear.....oops...my bad Saturn. I think I may go back and cheack it out more, give it a more thorough drive. If I like it I may have a deal with Saturn for a trade in and I will have the same payments as my civic.......hmmmmmm....Supercharger...Intercooler. .....upgrades.......hmmmm.........yeeeaaahhhya.
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Not bad numbers:
Base price : $19,820 Get a free price quote
Engine : 4 cylinder, supercharged DOHC, front engine FWD
Displacement : 1,998 cc
Valve : 16 valves, 4 valves per cylinder
Transmission : 5-spd manual
Fuel economy : city - unknown
highway - unknown
Suspension : F - Independent MacPherson strut
R - Semi-independent torsion beam
Brakes : F - Solid discs
R - Solid discs
Horsepower : 200 hp @ 6450 rpm
Torque : 200 lb-ft @ 5800 rpm
Redline : 6450 rpm
Top speed : 144 mph
0-60 mph : 6.3 sec.
0-¼ mile : 15.3 sec @ 94.5 mph
60-0 braking distance : 121 ft
200 ft skidpad : 0.85 g
Curb Weight : 2960 lbs
Overall length : 185.0 in.
Wheelbase : 103.2 in.
Overall Width : 67.9 in.
Height : 55.0 in.
Base price : $19,820 Get a free price quote
Engine : 4 cylinder, supercharged DOHC, front engine FWD
Displacement : 1,998 cc
Valve : 16 valves, 4 valves per cylinder
Transmission : 5-spd manual
Fuel economy : city - unknown
highway - unknown
Suspension : F - Independent MacPherson strut
R - Semi-independent torsion beam
Brakes : F - Solid discs
R - Solid discs
Horsepower : 200 hp @ 6450 rpm
Torque : 200 lb-ft @ 5800 rpm
Redline : 6450 rpm
Top speed : 144 mph
0-60 mph : 6.3 sec.
0-¼ mile : 15.3 sec @ 94.5 mph
60-0 braking distance : 121 ft
200 ft skidpad : 0.85 g
Curb Weight : 2960 lbs
Overall length : 185.0 in.
Wheelbase : 103.2 in.
Overall Width : 67.9 in.
Height : 55.0 in.
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Rep Power: 0 ahhh...Saturn..who cares...it's fun to rip on and it would walk on a my car...something new, different. Who knows what I do.....I'll prolly beotch out and keep my baby until the 06 Civic coupes come out.
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Rep Power: 310 still an saturn. ugly too =\
but if its a car you like, go for it. IMO, its not so impressive considered its SC and intercooled. many japanese 4-cyl run 15's stock all motor. itr/rsx-s/civic si/integra gsr/etc.
but if its a car you like, go for it. IMO, its not so impressive considered its SC and intercooled. many japanese 4-cyl run 15's stock all motor. itr/rsx-s/civic si/integra gsr/etc.
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Rep Power: 296 Good for you. Keep an eye out on my Mr. Goodwrench web site. They have lots of modifications for it already. Saturnfans will be a good place to get infor for more modificatins.
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I already posted about a test drive on this POS like 2 weeks ago. It was a POS then and it's still a POS now.
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Originally Posted by born2xLr8
dent resistant! 
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Originally Posted by Pharoh
Right...unless you live where winter is actually cold then dent resistant becomes shattered. They practically explode into a pile of plastic shards when they get hit in the cold.
and.. yeah, gap inconsistency sucks and its getting rampant in the GM line. used to be only the sunfire that looked like belch, now its basically the whole car lineup.
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Rep Power: 0 I asked the salesman how it was intercooled...he didnt know. It doesnt have a fmic or charger like the vortec system...he was like i think it has coolant jackets....I was laughing...but ya..Pharoh i saw your post or rewiew but I thought I'd post up some thing......and i dont think im gonna get that car...I may go EP3 with Cybernations kit and the Guardian system instead.
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Originally Posted by Titleist71
I asked the salesman how it was intercooled...he didnt know. It doesnt have a fmic or charger like the vortec system...he was like i think it has coolant jackets....I was laughing...but ya..Pharoh i saw your post or rewiew but I thought I'd post up some thing......and i dont think im gonna get that car...I may go EP3 with Cybernations kit and the Guardian system instead.
saturn panels not only shatter but they melt too (that is when on fire, not just from direct sunlight
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I read a review, they totally ripped on the car. Said an M1A1 tank could out handle it. THe reason its so slow is because the gear ratios are terrible. Each shift puts you below the power band. Notice the high trap speed and low ET. Should be doing mid/high 14's with proper ratios
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