It was also because in 1991-1992 Saturn 1.9L engines had a factory GM Exhaust header vs a more restricted exhaust manifold that they added later due to complaints about the noise. I have a 1995 Sl2 still and bought the stock header off of the 1991 Sl from a Saturn junkyard to add more power to mine. Of course I have more added parts to mine as well to quicken it up even more but.including bigger throttle body and ported, polished intake manifold, stiffer springs, polyurethane suspension, carbon fiber seibon hood, and cold air intake.. They were a good quality car. Mine is still outliving the other 2000 SC2 that my mother has, and my father's car which is a 2006 is already having transmission problems, so the old warrior satty is still holding up to this day!
@@accobra4272 You are thinking of the later junk year Saturn's after 2005. . There's no data anywhere mentioning or suggesting any part of the early S series being made or designed by opel but since your a ford guy, I guess you have your biases to shit on anything made by GM.
Saturn was so amazing back in the early 90's! I really am sad they died off but GM let them flounder in the 2000's and didn't keep them fresh and good looking like their 90's versions. As soon as I saw this group, I knew right away the Saturn was my choice and I am glad to see MW had the same opinion!
@@robertgary3561 that and the internal meddling brought upon by GM higher ups and all other sorts of infighting gms products were failing and they somehow felt it was smart to put their failing vehicles in the lineup of one of their smallest (and most financially stressed/failing) brands, near the end it was a miracle saturn was kept on life support, and when the C.F.O was asked under oath what their financial status was she really didn't know, gm ran saturn like they ran pontiac and oldsmobile, same products and problems different price tag and badge.
I'd buy that Saturn right now if it was still made, love the style. GM has no sporty small coupes and most of their offerings look stupid or are over priced for young buyers with low incomes.
+jon doe Saturn gets a 4.1 out of 5 on Edmunds consumer reviews. That's pretty good, and from people I have talked to it's pretty reliable and cheap to fix.
+iDrive4fun93 .. To be honest, I am glad to hear that someone had better luck than I.... I had mine for 9 months, it spent more time at the dealership than it did in my garage. One thing after another. It was the only vehicle that left me stranded on the side of the road..
+jon doe every carmaker has a lemon off the assembly line. I had an 1997 Acura Integra GSR that was like that, broke down constantly, and my brother had a 1997 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport with the 2.2 that spent 6 of the 9 months he owned it in the shop or on jack stands. I warped the head twice in the 3 months I owned the Integra. My brother threw a rod and warped the crankshaft in his Subaru, plus lots of brake, wheel bearing, engine seal, and fuel line issues with both cars. My starter went in the Integra as well. The 5 speed trans in both cars were very solid as were the clutches.
Bought that paseo brand new back in 95', hardly anybody knew what it was. Still driving that paseo 20 years later as daily, still, no one knows what it is. Took it to a shop for bumper damage recently, the painter had never seen one before. It was fun to drive in its heydays, but still reliable to own. Wish toyota would bring out some affordable, FF, non-complicated, lightweight cars for today.
Couldn't agree more! I have a 2001 Echo, arguably the last of the simple, uncomplicated and lightweight front-drive Toyotas. Not as fun to sling around as a Paseo but it gets the job done and it's relatively fun to drive around town and decent on longer trips. I'm keeping it 'til it dies or gets wrecked.
I currently own one, it's my first and only car. I honestly don't plan on getting rid of it. It's fun to drive and easy to maintain, im planning on bolting a turbo on it after I rebuild rhe engine.
I get questions about it all the time. Tercel's? people know what they are but the Paseo is definitely different I also have a storm which gets looks and every so often accused of being a Camaro rip-off... And the little Nissan NX I have? Nobody knows what the hell it is
worst part was the sc series burned oil. both mine burned a quart every 3000 miles from. 75,000 on. And I'm an oil change fanatic. I change every 4000 with full synthetic. bought both cars new the rings were crap. gm knew it too. I had a 1993 and 2002. wasn't fixed in all that time. probably would have cost $15 to fix in the design.
diablomix Exactly....and GM had something great, with the outside body of the car, dent resistant, rust proof...it was the car for the future....and styling was very good looking 🙄
@@basshead. ehh, GT86 is kind of a stretch here. It's a lot less affordable and much more of a sacrifice in practicality than a Paseo. Idk, that's just my opinion.
I turned 16 in 1992, so all of these cars had my eye. My favorite though was the Toyota Celica and I had a strong desire for the 1992 Caprice Classic. lol.
Yup i had a similar situation with some hillbillies in a turbo diesel truck.They thought they were fast as hell till they couldn't pull away from my sl2.You should of seen their jaws drop.I know you can get a dohc honda,but the saturn had a plastic body so it was lighter then your honda civic with steel panels.95 was the best year as you had a 96+ interior with a 95 shark body.
My grandmother owned a saturn sl2 (I belive) from 2002, she had it for 14 years, it had just shy 200k, I loved that little car, although it had transmission issues, I belive it was just from the dicks at her garage that messed with it, ever since she went to a new garage.
Had that same Saturn in green. That thing was the most reliable car I ever owned. Odometer read 635,000 or so miles when I gave it to a friend. No issues ever in all those miles. Excellent car.
I got a 1992 NX1600 in 1997, and LOVED IT! Handling was tight after I put good tires on it. It lasted another 11 years to 265,000 miles until the body rust got too bad because of my apartment building's humid underground garage.
"The Hyundai Scoupe was a 2-door coupé based on the Hyundai Excel. The name, a portmanteau of "sporty" and "coupe," was pronounced "scoop". In the UK and other countries it is known as an "S Coupé"." - American Wikipedia 😂". "s coupe" sounds better, imho...
My first car was a 1992 Saturn SC. I absolutely loved it. It was the fully loaded model, including sunroof and alloy wheels. The flip open headlights were so cool. I miss that car.
I knew a girl that bought a brand-new saturn coupe back then ( that blue-green color )with a 5-speed manual trans she didnt know how to shift standard, stalled it at every corner for 2 weeks then got the hang of it & kept it for 20 years.
Most s series end up in junk yards because of oil consumption..Keep the oil full. They were pretty damn good cars and do last. Most of the other saturns unfortunately were gm scrap bucket put togethers.
I never heard of the Nissan. I've always had a crush on the Storm, Paseo & Scoupe. The hatchback/wagon version of the Storm is one of my all-time favorite designs.
I've owned both a Saturn coupe and a Paseo. My particular Paseo happened to be at the precise end of its life, but the steering and chassis felt good and it handled great. Next to the Paseo, the Saturn takes a "Hulk Smash" approach, with just more of everything, from power to grip to fuel consumption. The Saturn burned some oil as per the reputation, but the Toyota left entire cities engulfed in blue smoke, lol. When-new, I'd have chosen the Paseo. Today a Saturn is half the price so I lean that way.
my mom always told is she bought a brand new seafoam green geo storm when she was in the navy. plastic still on the seats. always told us stories about how she would get it going so fast coming home for the holidays she thought she was going to break the rubber band off the engine :,). she loved it
John Smith And It's Very Easy To Get A Speeding Ticket While Driving A Geo Storm Or Geo Metro! If It Says "GEO" On The Hatch Or Trunk, Plan On Getting Pulled Over A Lot And Getting Speeding Tickets! Your Mom Probably Got More Than Her Share Of Speeding Tickets---Oh WAIT! WOMEN Can Talk Their Way Out Of A Ticket. I As A MAN CAN'T!!
Toyota Paseo is a fun little car, very zippy - 100 horses in a very light car. Easily zips up to 80 MPH for modern speed roads... smooth ride. Not a Corvette, but at this price, the most fun for $10,758 The trunk is just the right size for weekend get-aways, or a trip to the grocery. The hood is so smooth, drops off for clear visibility. Seats kick all the way back for enjoying the tunes of your favorite radio stations...
The early coupes with pop-up headlights are the most fun of the Saturns. Noticeably less weight than the other Saturns. It's not a huge transformation, but I definitely noticed the difference between the 94 coupe I had and an 02 coupe I later test-drove.
Seatbelts should be a choice, the government shouldn’t impose on anything that only affects the person doing it. I.e wearing a helmet or doing drugs. It hurts no one except the user. It should be legal.
I used to own a Red 1992 Geo Storm..I usually got 40MPG and I loved driving it.. An old man in a large Cadillac pulled out in front of me and totaled my Geo...I really miss it..
I had a this Saturn in green. Gave it to a friend with 635k on the odometer. It was a great car. Drove it from Boston to Florida and back regularly. Never had a problem.
Terrence Gold I’ve got a 96 in white and trust me it’s quite fun! Yeah it isn’t perfect and it’s got cheapness, but damn it’s fun to toss around corners!
No it is not. Saturn was part of GM but when they were formed they operated separately from GM. The S-Series cars were designed on their own and are not the same as a cavalier (like the Pontiac Sunfire). S-Series cars are some of the best cars and with a competent owner can last forever. Most of them are pushing 20 years old now and still going strong, they are still everywhere. While their "more reliable" Japanese counterparts are relegated to the scrap heap due to rust. Those plastic body panels were one of the smartest and most practical innovation for the longevity of a car in that time period. Now after 2002 when they discontinued the S series you are correct, they are just a GM in differrent clothes. But the Saturn that was reviewed in this video was unique to Saturn was not a rebranded Chevy.
Besides the Geo and Saturn, I've never seen these cars ever. I grew up in GM land though. Out of all those cars you still occasionally see a Saturn of this vintage.
in 1993 i bought a brand new 93 geo storm like the one in the video. very fun to drive car with the 5 speed manual trans, no cruise,no power windows, no cd player, the car made it over 200k before my x-wife got rid of it. pretty good car.
I've had a Geo Storm, Toyota Paseo, and Saturn SC2. .. I didn't have the Hyundai Scoupe. .. But I did have an Excel...all were fun rides... And I have to agree I preferred the Saturn first then the Toyota Paseo then the Geo Storm was 3rd and the Hyundai was last for me also
@4:22 he says none of the coupes have enough leg room to keep from being cramped. Not true, I owned a scoupe and the front leg room and seats were the best part of the car. 42.8 inches legroom in front for the scoupe. That beats most new cars including 2015 accord and camry
"Strictly on looks, I like the Saturn, personally." And he probably also still lives with his parents today. And the girl... "I just like Saturns"... but now she has an '04 Forester in green.
Shows the miracle of electronic fuel injection. Horsepower and torque was up from previous versions with carburetors and gas mileage was up. These comparison tests are great fun. RIP Saturn. The only "econo sport" coupe you can buy today (June 2019) in USA is the Honda Civic. As some comments have said.....where was the 92 Civic coupe for this test? Time for a retro redo. OK RUclipsrs, bring out your Storms, your Saturns, your Scoupes, Your NX1600s, and your Pass-A-eee-Ohs. Rev up your engines. No modifications by Scotty allowed.
Its worth noting that the storm is roughly based on the same platform as the Isuzu Impulse, though lacks the latter's independent rear suspension in favor of a torsion beam (which might explain why the tail felt loose in corners)
3:28 - How did you put over 106,000 miles on a brand new car? I know you drove across states but that's only a few tens of thousands of miles at the most.
Paseo was the best of the bunch here. Best blend of efficiency (best in the group), driving fun (second best in group for acceleration, along with great handling), and dependability (it's a Toyota!)... All while being the second least expensive..
+bliglum that's my opinion too... too bad you can't find a decent one anymore. I just sold my 98 tercel 5 spd and it was impressive for such a small engine. Now I have a 95 corolla as a winter car... what can I say, these cars are tanks!
I have the Saturn in light blue, its in really good shape and I love it! I had to go all the way to Washington state then drive it back to Wisconsin in February, took the Rockies like a champ! Some people don't get it, but oh well,lol:)
I see quite a few more saturns than anything else.... the toyotas around where I live all rust out within 10 years.... some much sooner if they're a truck... (like 1 year...lol)
The only ones I ever see on the road are the Saturns. Couldn’t tell you the last time I saw the Toyota or Nissan or hyundai (and I worked at a Hyundai dealer for 4 years). Do see the occasional geo wagon every so often. The Saturns are more likely to be seen around here though (they didn’t rot away as fast as the rest of these cars).
@@CamaroAmx I'm in canada and even the paseos are now long gone. All I see now is SUVs and pickups. There is no many choices for cheap cars and the few available are not very enticing
It’s nice to know you could’ve gone to a few different vehicle dealership lots, ask for a brand new car with recessed headlights, and eventually find comfort in the fact that you might just be able to get one.
A 1989 Geo Metro with a manual would give you 59mpg. There's nothing tech about it, it's just an ultra lightweight car with no modern safety features. But as the government mandated more and more safety features, cars got bigger and heavier, it's literally that simple. A big, heavy car takes more power to move. The tech has come in terms of how much more performance we get, but there's still a wall on gas mileage. If you could produce a new car that weights 1900lbs, you'd still get around 50-60mpg.
Those gauges are what we get nowadays, but back then they were "scarce". In the 80s and 90s you got oil pressure, battery volt, etc. Now you just get warning lights.
Here’s hoping my NX2000 and Sentra never find a bit of rust up here in Seattle. Besides being totaled, that’s really one thing that seems to kill them.
Tossup between the Saturn and the Storm. I bought a new Storm for my over achieving & deserving son in 1991. It was a perfect car, dead reliable 38 mpg. 238K before we let it go, saw it running around for several years afterwards. The Saturn engine never dies, they can only be destroyed by a lack of maintenance. I've seen 390K on one, went to salvage only because the frame rotted out in our Northern winters. I owned a Tercel, which is the underpinnings of the Paseo, and it was cheap & problematic. The Civics suffered from early timing belt failures which ruins the interference engine, and broken torsion bars are also common. The Saturn would still win a long term test, I think, the Storm would take an easy 2nd. I've also seen stopping distances of 134 feet for it in other road tests.
Not every car these days is an SUV There are still good cars being made that are sports cars like the Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ, Toyota GR Corolla, Subaru WRX, and the Honda Civic Type R.
Want larger wheels? Get the 14" option.
Something not heard since the 90's.
@@MyerShift7 yeh but those side wall flex more. Trade offs I guess
@@Kremithefrog1 You want some flex in a sidewall on street car.
@@Kremithefrog1 You thought wrong.
Now its upgrade to 14" screen blah
LMFAO
My choice would be the Saturn Coupé. Reasons:
1. Most powerful engine among the group.
2. ABS available.
3. Pop up headlights!😆
I feel like I'm watching a historic film. Is it too early to feel nostalgia for the 90s?
No it is not. Enjoy your nostalgia. Memories...the only thing you get to keep.
Sir Mutton Chops It's been over twenty years, so nostalgia is in full swing.
zep head Tell that to someone with Alzheimer's.
No it is not.
These are almost classic cars now.
The Saturn engine is noisier because it's the only one that has a timing chain.
The Nissan's GA16DE engine did too
It was also because in 1991-1992 Saturn 1.9L engines had a factory GM Exhaust header vs a more restricted exhaust manifold that they added later due to complaints about the noise. I have a 1995 Sl2 still and bought the stock header off of the 1991 Sl from a Saturn junkyard to add more power to mine. Of course I have more added parts to mine as well to quicken it up even more but.including bigger throttle body and ported, polished intake manifold, stiffer springs, polyurethane suspension, carbon fiber seibon hood, and cold air intake.. They were a good quality car. Mine is still outliving the other 2000 SC2 that my mother has, and my father's car which is a 2006 is already having transmission problems, so the old warrior satty is still holding up to this day!
@@junechris lol
@@junechris the Saturn had a German Opel engine.
Nothing to do with GM.
As all Saturns
@@accobra4272 You are thinking of the later junk year Saturn's after 2005. . There's no data anywhere mentioning or suggesting any part of the early S series being made or designed by opel but since your a ford guy, I guess you have your biases to shit on anything made by GM.
Saturn was so amazing back in the early 90's! I really am sad they died off but GM let them flounder in the 2000's and didn't keep them fresh and good looking like their 90's versions. As soon as I saw this group, I knew right away the Saturn was my choice and I am glad to see MW had the same opinion!
Acc0rd79 the union put a lot of pressure to kill them off and when they became shareholders after the bailout they insisted it be killed
pop up headlights bud.
@@robertgary3561 that and the internal meddling brought upon by GM higher ups and all other sorts of infighting gms products were failing and they somehow felt it was smart to put their failing vehicles in the lineup of one of their smallest (and most financially stressed/failing) brands, near the end it was a miracle saturn was kept on life support, and when the C.F.O was asked under oath what their financial status was she really didn't know, gm ran saturn like they ran pontiac and oldsmobile, same products and problems different price tag and badge.
@@MyerShift7 sounds like most GM muscle cars to me. Noizy, ratty, uncivilized... total Camaro words.
Saturn made GM improve quality in its brands; you would see me own one..
I'd buy that Saturn right now if it was still made, love the style. GM has no sporty small coupes and most of their offerings look stupid or are over priced for young buyers with low incomes.
Rob Brown have you looked at the 2017 Chevy Cruze hatchback. With the added sport option makes it look good
The Cruze is no comparison, its almost as heavy as a 2000-2005 Impala..
I wish this was still an automotive segment.
Kia Forte
Earth Wind Fire Magic Scion TC or Toyota 86 or Subaru brz. all essentially the same car
Derik Mahoney Not the TC. Plus, the trio gets kinda crappy gas mileage and are more expensive than these
Derik Mahoney
Scion TC and Toyota 86. Two way different cars.
@@MyerShift7 take a look at the cars featured in this video from a modern perspective and they definitely look deformed
The Saturn looks great!
Horrible unreliable cars
Personally speaking, Saturns have been my most reliable car.
+jon doe Saturn gets a 4.1 out of 5 on Edmunds consumer reviews. That's pretty good, and from people I have talked to it's pretty reliable and cheap to fix.
+iDrive4fun93 .. To be honest, I am glad to hear that someone had better luck than I.... I had mine for 9 months, it spent more time at the dealership than it did in my garage. One thing after another. It was the only vehicle that left me stranded on the side of the road..
+jon doe every carmaker has a lemon off the assembly line. I had an 1997 Acura Integra GSR that was like that, broke down constantly, and my brother had a 1997 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport with the 2.2 that spent 6 of the 9 months he owned it in the shop or on jack stands. I warped the head twice in the 3 months I owned the Integra. My brother threw a rod and warped the crankshaft in his Subaru, plus lots of brake, wheel bearing, engine seal, and fuel line issues with both cars. My starter went in the Integra as well. The 5 speed trans in both cars were very solid as were the clutches.
Bought that paseo brand new back in 95', hardly anybody knew what it was. Still driving that paseo 20 years later as daily, still, no one knows what it is. Took it to a shop for bumper damage recently, the painter had never seen one before. It was fun to drive in its heydays, but still reliable to own. Wish toyota would bring out some affordable, FF, non-complicated, lightweight cars for today.
Couldn't agree more! I have a 2001 Echo, arguably the last of the simple, uncomplicated and lightweight front-drive Toyotas. Not as fun to sling around as a Paseo but it gets the job done and it's relatively fun to drive around town and decent on longer trips. I'm keeping it 'til it dies or gets wrecked.
I currently own one, it's my first and only car. I honestly don't plan on getting rid of it. It's fun to drive and easy to maintain, im planning on bolting a turbo on it after I rebuild rhe engine.
@@Tuneman1984 have had 2 Echos and adore them both. Oil and gas and no more
I get questions about it all the time. Tercel's? people know what they are but the Paseo is definitely different
I also have a storm which gets looks and every so often accused of being a Camaro rip-off... And the little Nissan NX I have? Nobody knows what the hell it is
They still make this car. It’s just called a Yaris today. Check out the specs on the GR Yaris if you want to see something crazy.
The Saturn looks like something from the jetsons. Such a cool car!
I've had a '99 Saturn coupe for 7 years now and I love it, so many people are surprised that a 17 year old car gets such good gas mileage
I've had mine '99 SC2 for 13 years. Great car and a breeze to work on.
The Saturn still looks good in 2016. Wish they were still around.
+diablomix
My Parents used to have the SC2, it was a blast to drive.
I had two of them. They were built to a price for sure.
I still see SC2s around occasionally. More often than I see any of the others from this comparo.
worst part was the sc series burned oil. both mine burned a quart every 3000 miles from. 75,000 on. And I'm an oil change fanatic. I change every 4000 with full synthetic. bought both cars new the rings were crap. gm knew it too. I had a 1993 and 2002. wasn't fixed in all that time. probably would have cost $15 to fix in the design.
diablomix Exactly....and GM had something great, with the outside body of the car, dent resistant, rust proof...it was the car for the future....and styling was very good looking 🙄
Love Saturns. Owned several s series, currently daily a 00 wagon. First car was an 02 SC2. Miss is a lot
I have a 00 SW2. It has 283,000, just rebuilt the engine & clutch.
Those students are in their mid-40s now.
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials Ya Im that age now.
I'm "only" 31 lol
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials I wonder how they turned out. Are they even alive. Homeless. Rich.
Mixed bag, I'm sure.
Lol I was thinking about that too
I can't imagine Toyota making something even like the Paseo today.
Prius
Corolla comes pretty close
GT86
@@basshead. ehh, GT86 is kind of a stretch here. It's a lot less affordable and much more of a sacrifice in practicality than a Paseo. Idk, that's just my opinion.
they also made the Sera which is an even smaller Paseo with Doors that Inspired the McLaren F1's doors.
I turned 16 in 1992, so all of these cars had my eye. My favorite though was the Toyota Celica and I had a strong desire for the 1992 Caprice Classic. lol.
my first car was an 86 celica gts that I bought for 2500 bucks in 1995. it was awesome.
Lol! I wanted a Roadmaster!
Love my Saturn SC2. Its a go kart with moderate speed and excellent handling. The backseat is only there for insurance purposes, haha.
My father n law had a 95 sl2 5 speed and that thing would run neck to neck with a 2001 grand prix 3800 if you knew how to drive a stick.
Yup i had a similar situation with some hillbillies in a turbo diesel truck.They thought they were fast as hell till they couldn't pull away from my sl2.You should of seen their jaws drop.I know you can get a dohc honda,but the saturn had a plastic body so it was lighter then your honda civic with steel panels.95 was the best year as you had a 96+ interior with a 95 shark body.
@@pontiachotshot the jaw drop effect is even more satisfying when you have the sw2 :)
The backseat is easier to get into/has more room than a 1999-2002 Mustang.
I love these little shitbox comparisons
😂😂😂😂
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They are almost like toy go-carts!
@@Pau_Pau9 take the panels off the nx1600 and it’s basically a fwd go kart lmao
Buy - Toyota Paseo
Joyride - Saturn
Crash - Hyundai Scoupe
+GT6SuzukaTimeTrials what about the neeessan?
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that was fun to screw around in I bet, Nissan has allways made pepy nice fun to drive econo cars.
My first car was a saturn sc2 manual and i surprised alot of people in much more powerful cars
I love scoupe
I love these old time review. Even boring cars they have in this video make it somehow fun to watch
Saturn was the shit. I wish they made a comeback
i think you mean saturn is shit lol.
I love the 93' Saturn coupe in silver! (shown in the video) I love its rims as well!
My Saturn SC1 still running strong from the 90's. some ppl mistake it for a car from the 80's
That Saturn DOHC 1.9L engine sounds the best IMO. Shame that Saturn is no more.
Honestly I wish some trillionaire would buy the rights to the Saturn brand and the model names and bring it back to life
I could use that dent resistant body . A neighbor in my apt complex fender bended me .
I own two saturns with the DOHC, its the most fun car I have ever driven lol
Ironic that Saturn is no more and Hyundai is dominating!
My grandmother owned a saturn sl2 (I belive) from 2002, she had it for 14 years, it had just shy 200k, I loved that little car, although it had transmission issues, I belive it was just from the dicks at her garage that messed with it, ever since she went to a new garage.
Had that same Saturn in green. That thing was the most reliable car I ever owned. Odometer read 635,000 or so miles when I gave it to a friend. No issues ever in all those miles. Excellent car.
I got a 1992 NX1600 in 1997, and LOVED IT! Handling was tight after I put good tires on it. It lasted another 11 years to 265,000 miles until the body rust got too bad because of my apartment building's humid underground garage.
I completely agree with MotorWeek's test. The Saturn is my #1 pick followed by the Paseo.
these were all "cheerleader" cars when I was in school, lol
You must have grown up on the east coast... because that’s exactly what I was thinking!
It's so funny how he keeps saying S-Coupe like "scoop"
"The Hyundai Scoupe was a 2-door coupé based on the Hyundai Excel. The name, a portmanteau of "sporty" and "coupe," was pronounced "scoop". In the UK and other countries it is known as an "S Coupé"." - American Wikipedia 😂". "s coupe" sounds better, imho...
I had one and myself and everybody I knew called it the “scoop” :) .
Everyone called it "scoop" back in the day.
Everyone called it Scoop
It's officially pronounced "scoop" from Hyundai.
My first car was a 1992 Saturn SC. I absolutely loved it. It was the fully loaded model, including sunroof and alloy wheels. The flip open headlights were so cool. I miss that car.
I had a Saturn, I miss it so badly.
The paseo is the only one I still see occasionally. Great little cars
I knew a girl that bought a brand-new saturn coupe back then ( that blue-green color )with a 5-speed manual trans she didnt know how to shift standard, stalled it at every corner for 2 weeks then got the hang of it & kept it for 20 years.
Cars were a lot more interesting back then,and cheaper
Used to have a "92 Paseo. Great little cars
The JDM-market Sera was way better. And with butterfly doors, too!
Actually, Sera is another car but using the same 5efe. Paseo in Japan was labeled as cynos.
Shame gm dumped Saturn. They had some good product even when brand management tried to take over
freeman Geiger Saturn's are disposable cars, go to a junk yard and it's full of saturns.
sceneitb4 I had Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi with cast iron block and they where cars of the 90s like Saturn was
sceneitb4 I'm glad Saturn is gone they are disposable cars, just drive a Saturn Ion and you will notice.
I’m sorry but... Saturn wasn’t good.
Most s series end up in junk yards because of oil consumption..Keep the oil full. They were pretty damn good cars and do last. Most of the other saturns unfortunately were gm scrap bucket put togethers.
I never heard of the Nissan. I've always had a crush on the Storm, Paseo & Scoupe. The hatchback/wagon version of the Storm is one of my all-time favorite designs.
I love the Geo and man that Saturn 😍. I could not even try to imagine how hard it would to be able to find all of these cars today
I've owned both a Saturn coupe and a Paseo. My particular Paseo happened to be at the precise end of its life, but the steering and chassis felt good and it handled great. Next to the Paseo, the Saturn takes a "Hulk Smash" approach, with just more of everything, from power to grip to fuel consumption. The Saturn burned some oil as per the reputation, but the Toyota left entire cities engulfed in blue smoke, lol. When-new, I'd have chosen the Paseo. Today a Saturn is half the price so I lean that way.
Loved the Storm! Those things are ridiculously reliable
AaronVincentPresents HELL YEAH!!!
my mom always told is she bought a brand new seafoam green geo storm when she was in the navy. plastic still on the seats. always told us stories about how she would get it going so fast coming home for the holidays she thought she was going to break the rubber band off the engine :,). she loved it
John Smith And It's Very Easy To Get A Speeding Ticket While Driving A Geo Storm Or Geo Metro!
If It Says "GEO" On The Hatch Or Trunk, Plan On Getting Pulled Over A Lot And Getting Speeding Tickets!
Your Mom Probably Got More Than Her Share Of Speeding Tickets---Oh WAIT! WOMEN Can Talk Their Way Out Of A Ticket. I As A MAN CAN'T!!
Toyota Paseo is a fun little car, very zippy - 100 horses in a very light car.
Easily zips up to 80 MPH for modern speed roads... smooth ride.
Not a Corvette, but at this price, the most fun for $10,758
The trunk is just the right size for weekend get-aways, or a trip to the grocery.
The hood is so smooth, drops off for clear visibility.
Seats kick all the way back for enjoying the tunes of your favorite radio stations...
I refuse to crash any of these cars. They're scarce enough as it is.
Nice I have owned 4 Saturn S Series no coupes but I love those cars
The early coupes with pop-up headlights are the most fun of the Saturns. Noticeably less weight than the other Saturns. It's not a huge transformation, but I definitely noticed the difference between the 94 coupe I had and an 02 coupe I later test-drove.
God I want one of each of them. Even the Scoupe is fucking awesome.
Saturn were extremely well engineered. Light years ahead of the other cars tested.
Bc they were German=Opel
@@accobra4272 not the early saturns.
The Storm and Paseo still look cool. Love these econo sports
Facepalm at 2:00...standard response from car n00b. Car merits are 95% colour alone.
That Paseo is faster than my 2016 Corolla S, quite a nice surprise for econo sports coupes of the past.
Those door mounted motorized belts are not missed. Good riddance.
ZN You don’t speak for everyone, I disagree.
Seatbelts should be a choice, the government shouldn’t impose on anything that only affects the person doing it. I.e wearing a helmet or doing drugs. It hurts no one except the user. It should be legal.
@@maxdavidson5050 No. Every road accident costs government money, which we later pay in taxes.
I owned 2 of these cars, a geo storm and a Toyota Paseo. The Paseo was a great little car. Put over 100k miles on it with next to no issues
I used to own a Red 1992 Geo Storm..I usually got 40MPG and I loved driving it.. An old man in a large Cadillac pulled out in front of me and totaled my Geo...I really miss it..
you know, if you could find a saturn like that today, in nice shape, it would be a cool looking car to drive!
It kind of sucks to drive, I had two of them. The interiors are horrible. Hard cheap plastic everywhere.
A new Corolla is a limo compared to these Saturns.
I had a this Saturn in green. Gave it to a friend with 635k on the odometer. It was a great car. Drove it from Boston to Florida and back regularly. Never had a problem.
Terrence Gold I’ve got a 96 in white and trust me it’s quite fun! Yeah it isn’t perfect and it’s got cheapness, but damn it’s fun to toss around corners!
My 94 sc2 still turns some heads in 2018.
geo storm = mini 4th gen camaro
Joseph Loro FTW! MY Favorite Of The Bunch! Although I'll Take A G-Si Myself!
rwd or fwd?
I own and drive a "91"GSI GEO STORM 5-speed and just did a tune up , the car is quick and fun with good mileage .
Made by Isuzu. The Impulse was the better version of this car.
Yes your right Camaros are just as slow and gutless and the Geo
Saturn was a very interesting and unique car manufacturer, their cars looked very modern for the time and still do today!
it is just gm with a different name really
No it is not. Saturn was part of GM but when they were formed they operated separately from GM. The S-Series cars were designed on their own and are not the same as a cavalier (like the Pontiac Sunfire). S-Series cars are some of the best cars and with a competent owner can last forever. Most of them are pushing 20 years old now and still going strong, they are still everywhere. While their "more reliable" Japanese counterparts are relegated to the scrap heap due to rust. Those plastic body panels were one of the smartest and most practical innovation for the longevity of a car in that time period.
Now after 2002 when they discontinued the S series you are correct, they are just a GM in differrent clothes. But the Saturn that was reviewed in this video was unique to Saturn was not a rebranded Chevy.
Besides the Geo and Saturn, I've never seen these cars ever. I grew up in GM land though.
Out of all those cars you still occasionally see a Saturn of this vintage.
Where's the Mazda MX3?
+Angel Umanzor I was going to ask the same question. It would probably have out performed all of these cars in every category.
@@pgtmr2713 you think? Outperformed? How?
Everything and a high rpm V6 with a 5 speed mtx.
@@pgtmr2713 the test was with a base engine
No fun in that.
I love the geo storm. Looks like it heard a naughty joke 😆
The review that no one asked for but we deserved.
Geos were Toyotas in disguise. My family had a geo prizm and that thing ran forever.
love these reviews. they put you to sleep within 5 minutes.
I owned a Saturn SC2. Red. Black leather. Sunroof. Loved everything about that little car except the power seatbelts.
in 1993 i bought a brand new 93 geo storm like the one in the video. very fun to drive car with the 5 speed manual trans, no cruise,no power windows, no cd player, the car made it over 200k before my x-wife got rid of it. pretty good car.
Saturn I'd take that one first..
Should’ve gotten the NX2000. Nothing wrong that an SR20 can’t fix :)
I've had a Geo Storm, Toyota Paseo, and Saturn SC2. .. I didn't have the Hyundai Scoupe. .. But I did have an Excel...all were fun rides...
And I have to agree I preferred the Saturn first then the Toyota Paseo then the Geo Storm was 3rd and the Hyundai was last for me also
@4:22 he says none of the coupes have enough leg room to keep from being cramped. Not true, I owned a scoupe and the front leg room and seats were the best part of the car. 42.8 inches legroom in front for the scoupe. That beats most new cars including 2015 accord and camry
Nissan tried to impress with the higher tech gauges. Their team was probably so proud.
Those gauges were awesome, only thing on that car that wasn't hideous.
My choice is the Nissan NX hands down. Wired styleing but attractive
nx2000
Hot80s if it was the NX2000 it would win this hands down. Gas mileage be damned.
"Strictly on looks, I like the Saturn, personally."
And he probably also still lives with his parents today.
And the girl... "I just like Saturns"... but now she has an '04 Forester in green.
Well it's got that aggressive sporty look, and it's the fastest and best all around car in the test so...
+bandi53 He's probably in his forties or even fifties today.
We had an 04 Forester in green; now we have a 17 in charcoal.
Why judge someone based on a harmless opinion?
Luck? What are you talking about?@Dave Pawson
The Saturn was the best looking of these other imports
“IT’S A GEO!”
-Ned Flanders
Which Eco is best Eco?
My eco is best eco because plastic body panels
RaZeRx09 my eco is best because BLUE TOYOTA
My eco is best eco because pop up headlights
The Toyota Passeo is the only one of the bunch I can confidently remember seeing on the road in the last few years
The Scoupe has no logo in the front, you would never know what it is coming at you🇰🇷
Klasse Act but then again you will notice it's a Hyundai because it'll be melted on the side of the road
I love the scoupe
True 💪
Hyundai had not introduced it's logo to the US yet.
Nobody knew Korea would raid the US economically later. I'm surprised teens are listening to stuff like BTS now. Times are changin.
I had a Saturn SC2 with a manual and I loved that car. It was reliable and a couple upgrades it beat every V6 car I lined up with
Shows the miracle of electronic fuel injection. Horsepower and torque was up from previous versions with carburetors and gas mileage was up. These comparison tests are great fun. RIP Saturn. The only "econo sport" coupe you can buy today (June 2019) in USA is the Honda Civic. As some comments have said.....where was the 92 Civic coupe for this test? Time for a retro redo. OK RUclipsrs, bring out your Storms, your Saturns, your Scoupes, Your NX1600s, and your Pass-A-eee-Ohs.
Rev up your engines. No modifications by Scotty allowed.
Its worth noting that the storm is roughly based on the same platform as the Isuzu Impulse, though lacks the latter's independent rear suspension in favor of a torsion beam (which might explain why the tail felt loose in corners)
So that was the base car the Tiburon and Genesis Coupe came from.
I wonder if there is a review of the Scoupe Turbo.
Two body styles and both are hatchbacks?? What's the other body style like?? A shooting brake maybe??
2 door wagon. Like Honda Civic of the time.
@@halohunter5217 Yeah, just found this out!
3:28 - How did you put over 106,000 miles on a brand new car? I know you drove across states but that's only a few tens of thousands of miles at the most.
Burnouts...
Paseo was the best of the bunch here. Best blend of efficiency (best in the group), driving fun (second best in group for acceleration, along with great handling), and dependability (it's a Toyota!)... All while being the second least expensive..
+bliglum that's my opinion too... too bad you can't find a decent one anymore. I just sold my 98 tercel 5 spd and it was impressive for such a small engine. Now I have a 95 corolla as a winter car... what can I say, these cars are tanks!
I actually might be buying a '96 paseo. found on on craigslist for $1300. rust free, 5 speed manual.
I have the Saturn in light blue, its in really good shape and I love it! I had to go all the way to Washington state then drive it back to Wisconsin in February, took the Rockies like a champ! Some people don't get it, but oh well,lol:)
December 14, 2020. Saturns still make me smile.
At 3:45 it sounds like he's saying "is a solid bitch" lol
The paseo is the only one I still see on the roads today!
I see quite a few more saturns than anything else.... the toyotas around where I live all rust out within 10 years.... some much sooner if they're a truck... (like 1 year...lol)
The only ones I ever see on the road are the Saturns. Couldn’t tell you the last time I saw the Toyota or Nissan or hyundai (and I worked at a Hyundai dealer for 4 years). Do see the occasional geo wagon every so often. The Saturns are more likely to be seen around here though (they didn’t rot away as fast as the rest of these cars).
@@CamaroAmx I'm in canada and even the paseos are now long gone. All I see now is SUVs and pickups. There is no many choices for cheap cars and the few available are not very enticing
It’s nice to know you could’ve gone to a few different vehicle dealership lots, ask for a brand new car with recessed headlights, and eventually find comfort in the fact that you might just be able to get one.
It’s still incredible to me the mileage returned by mid-90s tech. This was long before hybrids became mainstream.
A 1989 Geo Metro with a manual would give you 59mpg. There's nothing tech about it, it's just an ultra lightweight car with no modern safety features. But as the government mandated more and more safety features, cars got bigger and heavier, it's literally that simple. A big, heavy car takes more power to move. The tech has come in terms of how much more performance we get, but there's still a wall on gas mileage. If you could produce a new car that weights 1900lbs, you'd still get around 50-60mpg.
WE JUST WISH IT HAD A VOLTMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE
I had a 1992 Saturn coupe. I liked the looks of the car, but I had a problem with just about every system in the car.
Those gauges are what we get nowadays, but back then they were "scarce". In the 80s and 90s you got oil pressure, battery volt, etc. Now you just get warning lights.
Cars were so much cooler back in the day
Nice profile picture, you are cultured
is helmet really necessary?
post the nx2000 review. I had one and loved it!!
sophisticated same here, had it for over 200k miles and it still ran good just rusted out.
me too rusted out :(
Here’s hoping my NX2000 and Sentra never find a bit of rust up here in Seattle. Besides being totaled, that’s really one thing that seems to kill them.
I remember those NX1600's I REALLY wanted one when I was in High School!!!!!
Wow did you have some terrible taste.
Buy: Paseo
Joyride: Saturn
Crash: Scoupe
A four wheel drive Ford Topaz?? 🤔I had no idea lol
I test drove some of those cars. I bought a Toyota Celica
Tossup between the Saturn and the Storm. I bought a new Storm for my over achieving & deserving son in 1991. It was a perfect car, dead reliable 38 mpg. 238K before we let it go, saw it running around for several years afterwards. The Saturn engine never dies, they can only be destroyed by a lack of maintenance. I've seen 390K on one, went to salvage only because the frame rotted out in our Northern winters. I owned a Tercel, which is the underpinnings of the Paseo, and it was cheap & problematic. The Civics suffered from early timing belt failures which ruins the interference engine, and broken torsion bars are also common. The Saturn would still win a long term test, I think, the Storm would take an easy 2nd. I've also seen stopping distances of 134 feet for it in other road tests.
Back when the auto industry had a different variety of cars now everything's an SUV
Not every car these days is an SUV
There are still good cars being made that are sports cars like the Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ, Toyota GR Corolla, Subaru WRX, and the Honda Civic Type R.