2004 Models

Owner Story: Saturn Vue Rollover Crash with Pictures

I was involved in a crash on June 11th with my 2004 Saturn Vue. The car in front of me was slowing down to stop and I slowed down to stop. Unfortunately, the car behind me slammed into me at approximately 50-55 mph. As I was thrust forward, I must have clipped the back passenger corner of the car in front of me, which flipped me over and rolled the Vue three times.

Historic Saturn, GM Vehicles Sold at Barrett-Jackson Auction Earlier this Month

On the Auction Block: Saturn Lola Race Car

Mark Vaughn from AutoWeek: More than 200 cars from GM's Heritage Fleet went on the block in what GM called normal housekeeping. Note that's the Heritage Fleet, which is different from the Heritage Collection. The latter has about 350 cars. "The Heritage Collection is sacred, a critical part of the history of GM," said Brian Baker, collection manager and design historian.

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Vue Red Line Street Play Concept

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Vue Red Line Street Play Concept

This Saturn concept was featured at the 2003 SEMA Show and was designed to showcase the high performance potential that could be achieved from the Vue Red Line. The "Street Play" Vue went wild with performance and appearance items which showcased the Vue's aptitude for performance.

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Vue "Spring Special"

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Vue "Spring Special"

This Saturn concept was designed to showcase the potential flexibility and utility that can be achieved from the compact Vue sport-ute.

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Blue)

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Blue)

This modified blue '04 Saturn Ion Red Line will be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona later this week.

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Black)

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Black)

This modified block '04 Saturn Ion Red Line will be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona later this week.

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Red)

On the Auction Block: 2004 Saturn Ion Red Line (Red)

This '04 Saturn Ion Red Line with the Competition Package will be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona later this week.

Flashback Friday: 2003-07 Saturn Ion

2007 Ion Red Line

From the Windsor Star: The Ion replaced the four-door SL and two-door SC coupe models as the cornerstone of the Saturn small-car lineup. Both the Ion sedan and Quad Coupe, so called because it came with small, clamshell-style rear openings, used plastic body panels to fend off dings and dents.

General Motors to Auction Near-Classics from Corporate Museum

Flashback Friday: 1,000,000th Saturn

Jalopnik.com reports General Motors will auction off a number of vehicles from its vaunted Heritage Center museum collection in an effort to raise cash to help offset the huge losses the company is faced with due to the global financial crisis. There are about 1000 vehicles of historical significance in storage that GM uses for the displays at the museum, but only about 150 to 200 of those vehicles can be featured at one time. On the list of vehicles to be auctioned are several notable Saturns from the past. The website says they will be sold at the upcoming Barrett-Jackson auction held January 13-19 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Florida Saturn Owner Turns Her Ion in an "Obama Car"

Florida Saturn Owner Turns Her Ion in an "Obama Car"

With less than one week left before those of us in the United States vote to elect a new President, things are getting a little interesting - err, expressive - all over America. Emotions are running high among supporters of both Republican candidate John McCain and Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama.