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MPG-o-Matic Reviews the Saturn Astra
Available in both three-door and five-door models, the Saturn Astra competes with the Mini Cooper, Volkswagen Rabbit, Toyota Yaris, Mazda3, and Volvo C30 among others in the red hot hatchback market. Under the hood, the 2008 Astra is fitted with an Ecotec 1.8 liter four cylinder engine producing 138 horsepower and 125 foot pounds of torque. While European design details abound in the Astra, the power plant is decidedly domestic. Among its distinctive design features, the simple yet elegant dashb...
Vue from Saturn Enticing
Here's another good alternative to the large sport utilities that can cost a small fortune to refuel: It's the redesigned Saturn Vue compact crossover for 2008. General Motors introduced gasoline-only versions of the second-generation Vue last summer, and the next-generation Green Line gasoline-electric hybrid model arrived a few months later. The Vue's redesign incorporates some elements of the PreVue concept that Saturn showed off at the 2006 New York auto show. This new design, with a sloped ...