Saturn Five: 08 Vue RL/GL and New Astra

[BigAls87Z28]

Here are the 2 new additions to the new 08 Saturn Vue that was introduced in LA. The Red Line performance utility, and the hybrid Green Line
Red Line will be powerd by the 265hp 3.6 DOHC V6, mated to a 6spd automatic.
Green Line will be a "mild" hybrid using BAS technology tied with GM's 2.4 Ecotec 4cyl engine.

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And the car you have all (or just me) been waiting for. GM's best selling car in the world, the car to replace the Ion compact, fresh from production lines in Germany, the 2008 Saturn Astra 3 door and 5 door compact hatchbacks. Powerd by a 1.8 4cyl Euro version of the Ecotec, the engine makes 140hp, matching the higher displacement 2.2 Ecotec that is in the Cobalt and G5. Mated to a 4spd auto or 5spd manual trans, this car will be a great addition for Saturn's line up. This is Saturn's 5th new vehicle in less then 2 years, which makes the Saturn Sky the OLDEST Saturn vehicle on sale today. The car will be built in Europe and sold here without changes. No talk right now of a Red Line version yet, but an OPC/VXR spec 250hp 2.0Turbo mated to a 6spd manual trans, retuned suspension and juiced up chassis makes for the hottest hatch in all of Euope.

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[qwikz28]

[Tru2Chevy]

I am liking the Vue more and more. Spent some time checking them out at the auto show. Wish I could afford a new car......

- Justin

[maroman88]

the hatch reminds me of a mazda, but both are pretty dam nice for saturns

[BonzoHansen]

A performace SUV...seems like competing objectives to me.

[Savage_Messiah]

Originally Posted by maroman88

the hatch reminds me of a mazda, but both are pretty dam nice for saturns

head over to any of the auto shows and check out Saturn's lineup... "nice for a saturn" is a term of the past

[BigAls87Z28]

The Red Line looks good, but it needs more flash. Silver should NOT be a color to be used for a performance SUV, or any car for that matter because it shows zero features of a car outside of blandness. They could have used the red on the Astra, the midnight blue on the Sky RL. Large 20 inch wheels is a MUST!! More treatment to the grill and body, ground fx, there needs to be more. It just looks like a higher end XR model, and not a sport model.
There is no hp increase from XR to RL.
Same goes for GreenLine. Looks like just another Vue without the badges.
Astra will be the car I pick up after Maxx and before Camaro. 3dr model, and hopefuly by next year we will have that 250hp turbo motor.

[BigAls87Z28]

Better pictures of the new G8. Debut will be on at midnight on the 6th (morning of the 7th).

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