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Long-Term Test: Saturn Ion
Our friends at Saturn surprise us with an Ion. We surprise them right back with 40,000 miles.
New Ion Energizes Saturn
Inside the 2003 Saturn Ion on General Motors' two-mile oval test track, the conversation among the three fashionably dressed women who are members of the 2002 Detroit News Automotive Panel turned to leopard skin -- and whether it has any place in automotive styling.
Saturn ION Charges the Compact Segment
Attention Corolla, Civic, Sentra, Protege and Elantra owners: does Saturn have a car for you!
Saturn ION Fresh and Youthful
The Ion replaces the original Saturns - the SL and SC models in two-, three- and four-door configurations that have anchored the brand since its birth.
Saturn ION May be GM's Best-Ever Small Car
Replacement for original model comes not moment too soon Division's sedan and coupe built on newest Euro-sourced platform.
Saturn ION sedan and Coupe Arrive as Innovative Compact Cars
Steering a curvy two-tone issue of the Ion through campus at Southwest State Texas University in San Marcos, we observe that the eyes of so many students strolling along Lyndon Baines Johnson Boulevard seem to be following Saturn's new compact-class sedan as we drive by.
Saturn's ION Has a High Likability Quotient
ION is the first car built on GM's so-called Delta platform, the foundation for small, front-wheel-drive cars worldwide.
Saturn's New Charge
Out on planet Saturn, it must've seemed like a long time between trips from the mother ship. GM's small car line launched its first product back in 1990. Now, a baker's dozen years later, their S series subcompacts have been replaced by the new Ion.
Saturn's New Entry-Level ION Often Feels Like a Lightweight
With a name like Ion, the molecular experts among you might expect this little car to be one of the new hybrids, offering partial electric power.
TEST DRIVE: Saturn ION
I've mentioned in the past how the motoring press is often invited to sample new vehicles before they go on sale in what the car biz refers to as a "long lead."
With its Boring Look, ION Sedan Fails to Reinvigorate Saturn Lineup
Saturn seemed to have everything going for it. Consumers gave its unique no-haggle sales experience a No. 1 ranking with J.D. Power year after year. Customer service earned top honors, and Saturn owners loved their economy cars so much they drove hundreds of miles every summer just to be with other Saturn owners at the annual homecoming.