Review: 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line - Criminally Underrated

I review the 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line to see how the turbo version of the Solstice/Sky twins feels. With 260 hp, RWD and the option of either a manual or automatic, these cars are a lot of fun for very little money these days, and I think they're criminally undervalued. What do you think about the Saturn Sky Redline? Huge thanks to Harrison Auto Sales for providing this car to review. If you're interested in it, more info can be found here: www.harrisonautos.com/details...
Time stamps:
0:00 Exterior
2:11 Interior
6:24 Initial impressions
9:38 Acceleration
11:35 Handling and ride
15:07 Fuel economy
15:27 Pricing
19:15 Final thoughts
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[@jd39046]

Car is as criminally underrated as Matt is 🔥🔥🔥

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you :)

[@Itsdavizzle]

Nah dood this is why his channel's tanking. He does reviews cars no one is interested in.

[@jd39046]

@@Itsdavizzle 🤡🤡🤡

[@anydaynow01]

Needed an LS swap version from the factory for a decent price. But yeah these cars a a bargain and they can be hshift LS swapped for less than 25k.

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Yes I would have to agree 😎

[@BN99239]

For $750, you can get a Trifecta tune for these. 340hp on 93 octane. I bet probably 380 on E85. Insane even in today's standard for this tiny car. Back in the 2007-2009, you can get a Trifecta tune and it still would be under cover by warranty too! Making this car a beast back then.

[@scottlenahan8228]

Always thought the sky looked better. Man these redlines are tempting they are such good deals.

[@raver208]

I would love to see a proper HID retrofit on solstice. Then it would practically be perfect as a simple roadster or especially the GXP hard top

[@strongb05]

Had an 07 GXP, seriously underrated car. GM offered a performance tune that did not void the factory warranty that bumped power to 290hp/340tq (manual only, auto was rated less) that really woke the car up (also added no lift shift). The LNF was a very high tech engine for it's time that for some reason got largely overlooked.

[@deej628]

Old coworker had a black redline. Thing was pretty cool. Nothing like top down cruisin and just Bumpin tunes on a sunny day.

[@kylemills3070]

I’m a big fan of these videos in which you view cool, used cars. Reminds me of your original videos as subaruwrxfan! Cheers Matt!

[@nickelarcade6934]

Same. Love the used car content from Harrison auto sales. With the economy and crazy new car prices, I see this channel thriving with more of these reviews

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks, yeah I'm hoping to continue to work them in when I can!

[@renovasquez5589]

Second day of watching each upload till matt can get another mustang

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I really appreciate your support!

[@vanashke001]

Wait, you don't have your Bullitt anymore?! What did I miss? Lol stupid KZbin algorithm.

[@TumblingMustard]

I was so disappointed when they used the Solstice in Transformers since I thought the Sky looked so much better.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I wonder why they picked the Solstice? Pontiac had more marketing dollars I guess?

[@TumblingMustard]

@@MattMaranMotoring That must be it. It’s still strange that both brands are gone.

[@jmt8706official]

@@TumblingMustard Before Saturn went under I thought they had some good looking vehicles starting to be made.

[@lclnbm]

You have to admit, the solstice they modified for Jazz was soooo good looking

[@LakeHowellDigitalVideo]

😆 Right, the Sky was so much better. That's why Pontiac sold twice as many Solstices. At least the Pontiac had a distinct look.... The Sky was nothing more than a Corvette clone.

[@PacoRobbins]

I remember the Solstice GXP and this when they came out. This always looked so much cooler than the Solstice.

[@CharlesHooper2001]

Hi Matt, I am a long-time viewer (and moderately long-time subscriber), and helped talk you out of buying a GT350 when the insurance for my GT350 was three times higher than the similar insurance on my Mustang GT. I am sorry that you parted ways with the Bullitt, but it was likely the right decision for the reasons that you mentioned in the other video; at least your wife still drives a Mustang. While I am a long-time viewer, I am also an inconsistent viewer of the videos on your channel. A little constructive feedback that might help increase views of your videos: 1. The amount of detailed, occasionally quirky, or non-obvious vehicle information that you provided while driving the car in this video is impressive - please keep providing that type of information. 2. The vehicle in your video must be interesting, either a car that the viewers might be interested in purchasing, have odd quirks and features that set the car apart from others on the market, or something that feels special to you. 3. Significantly decrease the frequency of unnecessarily stating “you know” in the middle of a sentence - that is a hard habit to break, but it is similar to fingernails on a chalkboard for some viewers. Best of luck to you in the future.

[@rickhunter6513]

Damn, 260hp!? That’s got to be a blast to drive! Beautiful car 👍🏼

[@JakeStewart1343]

Best Saturn ever made 👍

[@patcurrie9888]

After the Chevy takeover, RIP Saturn after 2002

[@benkromminga5739]

I feel like these are under appreciated cars that are going to be pretty hard to find in the near future.

[@Torquematterz]

I’d like to see some ads or sponsorships to help this channel keep running for as long as possible

[@schellingrs]

Same

[@JacquelineLanceTenor]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@F80zcp]

Matt, I love these reviews of everyday affordable enthusiast cars! I feel like most creators have departed from this. Great review!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks, I plan to do more whenever I can!

[@torres3800]

I remember when these came out during my time in GM Technical College. I thought they were so cool. I thought of them as budget corvettes due to the clam hood and high performance variants. This is the GM I remember. The GM that brought the daring SSR, HHR, Solstice, and SKY designs.

[@cobaltss50]

These cars, along with the cobaltss, made good power for cheap money it was a ton of fun owning one and modifying it. 3k turbo kit and a nice tune and u had over 400whp all day long.

[@Tanner_Teves]

The sky looks so much better than the solstice!

[@inkman234]

I wonder if that might be a new Avenue for you to explore on your Channel reviewing older cars from the 90s and 00s when available and capturing some of the Nostalgia that some of us remember from simpler times

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Yep it's something I've been doing in the past year when I get the right opportunities and will continue to do.

[@marfrandema1884]

I love the curiosities about the car at the begining.. No idea it was sold as Daewoo.

[@devusher]

Sold as Daewoo in Asia and as Opel Gt in Europe whiles the original name Saturn Sky is well known more in America.

[@IReahpZz]

Under appreciated is an understatement ! Honestly Matt enjoy the older reviews , but I think you should dip into modified car reviews similar in a sense to one takes ! I’m sure with your fan base you could get some people with some quirky stuff ! Keep up the great work

[@lucasl.5084]

that steering wheel was in literally every car from that era

[@ChowDownDetroit]

This is one of the best deals for used cars.

[@googleuser2170]

I think you hit the nail on the head. The Sky is better looking, and they can be tuned to 300 hp pretty easily. I am surprised by how little interest they garner on the used market, given that they are rear-drive, have an available manual, and are fairly comfy. The only major drawback is the lack of storage space.

[@devusher]

Have you also seen the rare Solstice coupe that they made only 1266 coupes? I love the Sky but mate the Solstice coupe looks outrageous gorgeous than the sky and I own a base coupe. First coupe in the UK 🇬🇧 and gets attention than some super cars. I always need to prepare myself anytime I stopped whether in a gas station or anywhere. People guessing is it a TVR, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari or Jaguar F-Type. Now my next one will be a Sky.

[@chrissandvik288]

Love these older car reviews! If you run across a 2008 Challenger SRT8 First Edition, I would love to see that! The first year of the Challenger comeback.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks, yeah I'd love to review one of the older Challengers again.

[@aspiratedaloha2946]

Cheers Matt, Love a review on a car I didn’t know existed. Doesn’t happen often and it’s always a joy. It’s weirdly cool!!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcusperry9481]

That body design still looks fresh in 2024. Saturn was ahead of their time.

[@nintendoatarikiller]

Crazy you got to review this and the solstice, back to back

[@rattlesnakeesq]

I remember being surprised when these came out. Saturn was a pokey little budget car company and then GM gives them a slick roadster.

[@DM72513]

I had a 2009 Cobalt SS with this motor. With a downpipe and a custom tune it was putting down ~350WHP/WTQ. Thing was an absolute monster (with a plastic interior). The cars I’d embarrass in a roll race were hilarious. Fastest car I’ve ever owned.

[@TurkeyWilliams]

Loved both these and the Solstice! Especially the super rare hardtop Solstice.

[@devusher]

I’m in the UK 🇬🇧 and owns one of these super rare hardtop Solstice even though is an auto base but will never sell it. Such a lil fun car that gets attention than many supercars.

[@yubeeeep]

Loved the skys looked like a mini corvette

[@mgreco1988]

I remember when I was in high school and my neighbor got a sky. I thought it was the coolest car back then.

[@JacquelineLanceTenor]

I always wanted one of these or the Solstice. I think they're really cool and unique, especially now considering how cheap you can get them.

[@andrewolson4280]

I’ve always loved the Sky it’s such a beautiful car. But I can tell you Matt that you’d be very proud of the investment I recently made. Just a couple weeks ago I bought myself an 03 Bugeye WRX Wagon completely stock. It’s an automatic with a little over 200k mileage. But it’s been very well taken care of the person I got it from had solid maintenance records and even came with a full set of snow tires and wheels. Mechanical the only thing it needs is the brakes serviced before winter comes. And the best part is I bought it cash in hand for $5k. $5k for a super clean very well maintained WRX wagon that’s completely unmolested with aftermarket.

[@LuisUrbieta]

Matt, I love this mod 2000s Saturn Sky & even though it's low on tech by modern standards I think it's a cool car.

[@DeerfieldDiscGolf]

He is Back Baby!

[@johnlongnecker8776]

Loved the look but that lack of a trunk made it so impractical that I went for the Miata.

[@Jorge_Magallon]

Cool review. If it wasn’t for the chrome, the exterior still looks relevant.

[@erikhanes9491]

Wow , I remember that one and solstice. Such a shame it came at the end and it was too late

[@themightyshogun]

Dude both of those cars still look awesome

[@RyanLove06]

The performance packages you could get dealer installed on these were bananas. GM was ahead of the curve there, then bailed.

[@im_an_alvani]

I've always thought that this was so much more attractive than the Solstice. Saturn in general was criminally underrated.

[@homerfeltheim12345]

I remember when this came out. Sadly it was too little too late to save Saturn or Pontiac.

[@Ch1797]

Great job Matt!

[@christianaviles2199]

I still own a Solstice GXP. Love it. The base models are much more sporty cruisers but the turbos are actually nice sports cars. Unfortunately these cars just happened to be released at the worse time possible. I'm pretty certain had GM not had to go through their restructuring during the recession, these cars would have continued to be a success. Sadly the feds forced GM to shut down Pontiac, which GM tried to fight to keep. I think they did brielfly consider a Chevy version (Skyline rebadged) once they realized Pontiac and Saturn weren't going to survive restructuring after bankruptcy. I can only imagine how they could have evolved these cars.

[@originaljonone3714]

Interesting that these (apparently) were something of a follow on from Europe’s earlier Opel/Vauxhall VX220s but they didn’t sell these here in the UK. You can see the styling cues from the older models more than the with the Solstice.

[@BrianJohnson-kh7mg]

Watching and liking every Matt video from now on to support the channel

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you! 🙏

[@tedadamgreen]

Great review of a fun affordable top down car! Thanks Matt

[@JeremyHartson2000]

Matt! I was just thinking about you this morning, wondering how you were making out since the Bullitt’s departure. After letting go of my 2010 Camaro SS/RS for reasons similar to yours, I ended up going through cheaper, yet fun cars, ending up with a Solstice GXP (manual). The Camaro was my unicorn, but I’m having a blast with the roadster. 75% of the fun for 25% of the cost. Keep the content coming! I think your acceleration clips was what birthed the “reaction video” that so many creators are now known for. You’re a pioneer, sir! Cheers to your success.

[@RANDsreviews]

Love the Sky! At that time the Mustang GT offered so much more for less money. Got that instead.

[@Angryeddie14]

Very cool car! That auto shifter brought back memories lol

[@theeEXAR]

Great content mate!

[@Thebusdriverandgamermorefan790]

I love this video & this could be my first car.

[@MirsTrip]

Wow the nature in the background is so green. Pittsburgh is awesome

[@goo4xbm]

Great video as always

[@nickelarcade6934]

Would have loved this with the Corvette motor. Sweet review 👍🏻

[@androiduberalles]

Now do a LS swapped one 😂

[@sachemrock]

Nice review Matt. How are you doing? Your video on your Mustang was tough to watch. I am glad to see you putting out content and doing what you love to do. Your reviews have always been some of my favorites! Keep up the good work. ✊

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks! I'm doing okay, just putting all my energy into doing the best videos I can and hoping for the best.

[@Smokin_Choochang]

I think one of the primary reasons I love this car so much is the fact that they are nowhere near sought after. Fingers crossed, the fact the kappa platform is disliked means the price will keep dropping, I’ll have time to cop one hehe, then the prices will surge when people finally get their heads outta their butts and realize it’s a better Miata. Love the review!

[@joepen1955]

always a great video

[@Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219]

Excellent video Matt.

[@joeyfowler3857]

I have always liked the sky redline

[@nornibres]

I owned a Solstice GXP with an automatic. There is a large community of supporters for the Gamma platform cars. Great little cars. Thanks for the vid.

[@aceofspades6667]

Beautiful car well done Matt!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks!

[@sokgso]

Well done, Matt!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks!

[@axtran]

These were just so awesome

[@colbyjk]

It’s too late for me to watch now Matt (and it’s west coast time 😂) but, tomorrow! This sooo feels like your old stuff, you said one of your goals for the year was to review more affordable sports cars like your early days, please, keep trying with that! That’s a great objective. You are like the only one with a good Impala SS video and it paid off - your strategy should be to beat Doug to these weird cars, he didn’t do an Impala SS & you got 100k views! You paved the way to success without press cars, I know it was an easier time, there’s more to it than that, but, please just think about it, that’s all I ask - your unique value proposition, could be slowly pivoting to these weird old cool cars. Malibu SS, Forester XT, Audi TT, Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited, TL and TL Type S, Charger Super Bee, stuff that you might find out in Ohio/KY/PA. I realize these cars don’t grow on trees, I don’t mean to say to bail on the press cars altogether, but..see what you can do! Think about it! No one else “big” is covering these affordable weird, but cool cars. They’re all from your era, so you can give context to why they were cool back in the day, and you can offer high quality, comprehensive coverage on them. Figure out what Doug hasn’t done, and beat him to them! Impala SS this shit!! You selling the Bullitt shows me you truly want to succeed - you CAN do this. But, it might take some pivoting. I hope you think about it!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I'm definitely working hard to work in more of the cool used cars whenever I get the opportunity. Finding the right cars and the free time are the hardest parts. But it's been a goal of mine for the past year or so because I totally agree that nobody else is really doing this and I think there's a ton of potential in it.

[@Borp56]

Always thought these were neat, and always looked like they really wanted an LS2 in it.

[@bryantcurtis2573]

Love it these are options I’m looking at!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Glad you liked it!

[@aroundomaha]

I’ve always thought these looks amazing. What a great pick!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks so much!

[@wayneyim8714]

These Sky Redlines and Solstice GXP are definitely underappreciated. I remember being in my teenage years reading about Bob Lutz being a big supporter getting the Solstice / Sky developed and built. Thanks for reviewing this, Matt.

[@Ride_Runner]

One of these days I will buy this car. Hopefully before everyone else does. Also great review!

[@micahgunnell]

Great video Matt! I always preferred the look of the Solstice, but the Sky is not a bad looking car either.

[@jareddrake619]

So Pumped to see this car get some love ... And they look absolutely killer swapping out the wheels and flushing out the fitment... And purging the plasichrome. But for a miner investment these look absolutely killer. Just Google some custom builds on these. Owned one Pre-Kids and sold it running with 160k miles They're grown up a bit now and got myself the Carbon Flash Edition with 19k miles I'm going to keep as my last Gasoline car probably

[@MattMaranMotoring]

That's awesome that you were able to get another one!

[@Jlbernabe831]

Fire review.

[@Crazy8ts]

GREAT. REVIEW!!

[@cgtactical6619]

Drove a turbo once, underrated is not the word I would have chosen.

[@2bunphettered788]

Some suggestions Matt: More POV uploads on the twisties. ↪️ More road trips.👍🏾 More insight of your journalist trips. Bring us into the conferences and meet and greets. 🙂

[@gregcarterfineart]

Engine note sounds amazing!

[@seeum2098]

ANother killer review mah boi!

[@spyderf16]

I have a 2007 one I bought 3 months ago with 126,000 miles from a BHPH lot for $7,500 in cash and it's been a great touring car. LNF and the AR-5 combo is a fun cruiser. My 05 SS/SC Cobalt was great, but the Sky is a fun replacement.

[@slmdsdn351]

Hey Matt I’m currently on vacation in Guadalajara, Mexico and I have seen so many crazy cars from Raptors, Subies, Mazda Cx5’s, CX50’s, so many Range Rovers lol

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Nice! Hope it's a good vacation!

[@MyCatW3ll]

I have this exact car, but a manual. Love it. 200k miles.

[@jazzbeau507]

Fun review; thank you Matt. Thumbs up. You are up late.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks for watching! Burning the midnight oil over here to get everything done that I need to do!

[@Eric_Bassett]

Cars like this are often overlooked because xyz other options were faster or had a better badge, but people are definitely missing out . The price you can find these at is astonishing.

[@AD-lt1tu]

I still love these

[@Armeeno_Collectibles]

I love this car!

[@ZACH_95_]

Great little car! Plenty power to have some fun. The negative would be no trunk really and I’d take the manual. Looks beautiful

[@antonarcane93]

Looks soooo much better than the Solstice too

[@JadonStepper]

Sick!

[@grasbergerm]

Didn't watch this video but saw some of your Bullitt video. Sorry to hear about your troubles, maybe a better title would help this video, packaging overall is super important because if people don't click, they don't watch. My idea to improve the title is just to remove the word "Review", or at least put it behind the headline of the video, like "2007 Saturn Sky Red Line Review - Criminally Underrated". I think something else that may help the channel overall would be to come up with a new format. I know you said in other comments you wouldn't want to do a build series since you don't enjoy working on cars, but something along those lines is what people want to see. Not exactly a build series of course, but people love seeing something more personal, where they really get to see who you are, what makes you interesting, and what you really love to share with viewers. Also, what about selling your Bullitt on Cars and Bids? You could do a deeper dive into the process and share how things go, which would definitely be interesting to me. I can see there are a couple videos already with this content, but none with an audience as large as yours.

[@tonyn3227]

loved the look of this car i had 2009 redline, but sold it after few yars , i started having issues with it.

[@joshsymons7524]

I’ve been looking for one of these since the Bon Jovi Lost Highway video! 😂

[@boosk2127]

The redline was pretty nice. My cousin had one when it first came out.

[@EvanJohnsonthepckid]

My dad test drove one of these new in 2009. He’s still kicking himself for not buying it.

[@jakefox3677]

You need to try and do shorts as well it’s a format that if you get down will help this channel a lot. KZbin mainly pushes short content now a days.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Shorts pay basically nothing. They get views and subscribers but it's all mostly worthless. The new Shorts subscribers only want to see more Shorts that I'd have to do for free basically. Not going to feed the family.

[@randomname7636]

Maybe make shorts with content already shot for the review videos?

[@whuttontarnation2484]

This thing (on paper) was a pretty close competitor for a same year Mustang GT convertible. Very impressive all things considered

[@V.is.for.Vae.Victus]

Fun fact, if you don't like direct injection, the base model's 2.4L N/A powertrain coupled with the 2.0L's turbo setup (especially the later 290 HP version) will net you around 377, just shy of 400 HP).

[@vargasjohnson540]

FWIW, GM did/does offer a tune that took the OEM 260HP, to 290HP. Torque rating was dependent on transmission, 325TQ for autos, 345TQ with manuals. It was covered by the factory warranty when they had them. Aftermarket (Trifecta, HPTuners, RPM-Motorsports) tunes take those numbers even higher, and they are cheaper than the factory tune.