This 3,800-Mile Saturn SL2 Engineering Development Car Has A Nerdy History And I m Obsessed
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Nic Hahn from Illinois recently became the new owner of a fascinating 1996 Saturn SL2 with only 3,800 miles on the odometer. The vehicle was a former engineering development car for one of General Motors’ main air conditioning parts suppliers, and when Hahn bought the car a few months ago, there was still testing equipment in the engine bay. To learn more, I scoured old news articles and even contacted the manager of the now-defunct Decatur, IL wind tunnel in which the car underwent air conditioning testing for years. Here’s what I learned.