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As part of the General Motors division, the Saturn Corporation was formed in
1985 as a response to the growing concern of the entry and popularity of Japanese
built cars in the United States soil. As Honda and Toyota dominate the small and
compact car class, the new company is wholly concerned with building the same
cars. Saturn, whose name was adopted from the Saturn rocket that carried Americans
to the moon during the space race with the USSR, has its new mission to beat Honda,
Toyota, Mitsubishi and other Japanese brands.
One notable design that made Saturn unique from its Japanese competitors was
its thermoplastic panels. Except for the hood and the steel, the whole Saturn
body is composed of these lighter and more durable components. The use of thermoplastic
panels to the bumpers, doors, fenders among others was pioneered by Saturn.
Traditionally, metal alloys were used to create the body parts such as bumper.
These components were susceptible to dents, dings, stone chips, and corrosion.
They are also much expensive than plastics. Allow are also fragile and has limitations
when molded. But on the improvement of the thermoplastic technology as was used
on the Saturn vehicles, the production cost was lowered and the energy management
was improved. These plastics achieved better dent resistance and be molded and
styled in the best possible ways for an improved body and more aerodynamic exteriors.
Plastic Saturn bumpers posses reinforcement material that is comparable to alloy
made bumpers in terms of impact-resistance. It also shares the same property from
alloy bumper such as its thermal expansion. And the best thing for plastic Saturn
bumpers is that it can be recycled unlike alloy made bumpers.
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