Inside, Saturn designers continued with upswept character line on the steering wheel center and the door panels. The instrumentation is mounted in the center of the console, instead of the traditional location behind the steering column. This allows for a smaller steering wheel and new storage opportunities on top of the instrument panel.
These storage compartments, along with translucent, flexible storage compartments in the front and rear doors, are marked with orange tabs for easy identification. The door release doubles as an oversized safety lock when pushed, and illuminates "locked" and "unlocked."
The gear shifter on the five-speed manual transmission can be folded into the center console when the vehicle is parked for unobstructed pass-through.
According to Ed Welburn, executive director – GM Design and who oversaw the development of all the 2002 concepts, this Saturn opens the door to a new kind of roadster.
"This vehicle has personality and demonstrates a real understanding of what younger customers want," Welburn said. "Because of that, I think Sky is going to be a significant concept for Saturn."
