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Saturn Astra Sticks with a Good Thing (Visit this link)
After taking the Astra for a drive, I have to agree with GM; there isn't any need to make serious changes. They got it pretty much right the first time. My test unit was a five-door XR model. XE five-door and XR three-door versions are also available. As a five door, the doors are a bit smaller than on the three door, but getting in and out of the front is just as easy as with a three-door. Getting in and out of the back is just about as easy with the three door, but I give the edge to the five-door for convenience. The company claims that the three-door is more oriented towards sport than the five-door, but you would never be able to tell from how much fun I had diving deep into corners and generally playing wonder racer on every corner. Tires were actually the limiting factor is how well I could corner. If I did make a mistake the nose would usually start to go away and it would start to push out gradually with the tire moaning and squealing noises that we expect. Scrub off a bit of speed and everything comes back to normal. Normal is many things to many people and the Astra is no exception. This car will haul a young family, let dad be a boy hero and mom still has a grocery getter. When you need an infant seat, it can be easily installed. Better yet, there is enough space that you can get the kids in and out of their seats without having to go to a chiropractor.
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