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A Saturn Takes Its Place Among The Stars
Matt Pillow, sales manager at Saturn of Hartford, says the Astra's reception in Greater Hartford has been extremely positive. "It is a great new face of our store and the brand," he said. The Astra comes in two body styles and two trim levels. The basic XE is offered only in the five-door hatchback model. The better-equipped XR is available in the three-door or five-door version. "Right now, I'd have to say that it is 60/40 in favor of the five-door," Pillow said of buyer preferences. "It's abou...
Saturn Astra: General Motors Again Challenges Toyota
Left to languish in mediocrity after a successful debut, Saturn is once again becoming the Japanese fighting brand that General Motors hoped it would be. It is an odd twist of fate then, that the homegrown rival to Japanese domination of the smaller car categories would base its whole product lineup around GM offerings from Europe. Having become the means to own a European GM here on our shores, its latest flavor for us to sample comes in the form of the Saturn Astra. Though arguably viewed as a...