2006 Saturn Sky Preview

Safety in mind, it comes standard with 4-wheel disc brakes and ABS. Also standard, the car's OnStar system offers Automatic

Saturn's new roadster will offer GM's exclusive Advanced Automatic Crash Notification system (AACN). (Photo: General Motors of Canada)

Crash Notification, an automated service that calls one of OnStar's emergency advisors if an airbag deploys. If an occupant is injured and can't respond, the system's global positioning (GPS) device will advise the OnStar people where the vehicle is located, and notify emergency services.

What's more, the Sky will offer GM's exclusive Advanced Automatic Crash Notification system (AACN), which detects collisions or rollovers whether the airbags deploy or not, and then transmits its findings, such as the direction of impact force, the number of and which airbags deployed and the maximum change of impact velocity, to emergency responders so that

GM's decision to bring two new roadsters to life in a market that has been all but friendly to sports cars is a bold and potentially risky move. (Photo: General Motors of Canada)

they're prepared with what could be critical information before they arrive at the scene.

This system will most likely be offered on other GM vehicles, including Pontiac's Solstice roadster which also rides on the Kappa rear-drive chassis architecture the Sky shares.

Analysts say GM's decision to bring two new roadsters to life in a market that has been all but friendly to sports cars is a bold and potentially risky move. Interest in the sporty segment is down, coupes included, with few models, excepting Ford's new Mustang, bucking this flat sales trend.