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Channel 5's KING correspondent Tom Voelk takes Saturn's new Astra compact hatchback for a spin in this video review. Back in 1993 GM announced a new division to attract buyers who had defected to import brands. When sales began in 1990, Saturn was certainly a grand laboratory. Showrooms had set prices and with the no-haggle price policy, picking out a car was akin to shopping for a pair of pants. Plastic body panels meant no more door dings. These cars were built in a happy place called Spring Hill and buyers attended annual pilgrimages to celebrate the birthplace of their automobile and chow down on barbeque. Even the ads had a feel good glow. It all started out so well, but soon GM stopped delivering new products and the line up became as barren as the ringed planet itself. It seemed the end was near when GM folded the once independent Saturn into the corporate structure. Hey, everyone knows that the behemoth that is General Motors isn't nimble enough to deliver relevant product. Right? Well a funny thing happened. GM got its mojo back and in the last year and a half this division has been reborn in a breathtaking manner. All of the cars parked in the showroom are new and some of the models, like the large Outlook crossover and Sky roadster, compete in segments that Saturn never dreamed of before. Now comes Astra, which replaces Ion and completes the makeover.
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