2008 Saturn VUE Related News
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 07/24/08 2:08 PM
When it comes to fuel economy, the little things matter, sometimes quite a lot, as some of the industry experts I gathered together for a " green car" forum yesterday made clear. The occasion was the public debut of NextCruise, an event for which I am serving as volunteer chairman - TheCarConnection.com, in full disclosure, is not in any way involved in the event. Three senior industry leaders...
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By 
Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 07/22/08 11:41 AM
Last week when GM vice chairman Bob Lutz spoke with TheCarConnection.com about the Saturn Aura , he explained that the plan had been to "short-cycle" the current Aura and bring this new Opel Insignia to the States as a Saturn . Now with Saturn being re-evaluated--could it be all small cars once again?--and with big changes in the dollar/Euro value in just a year, the plan to replace the Aura is...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 07/17/08 1:12 PM
General Motors' Saturn division plans to drop its Green Line badge, come the 2009 model year. Well, sort of. The Green Line has been Saturn's way of identifying its hybrid-electric vehicles, or HEVs, since it introduced its Vue hybrid crossover, two years ago. Environmentalists and those looking for fuel efficiency needn't panic, however. The marque's move is meant to simplify badging. It's...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 07/15/08 1:32 PM
If you'd like to get a look at the future - at General Motor's future, anyway - stop into your nearest Saturn showroom. There you'll see several models that were developed in a close cooperation between GM's U.S. brand and its flagship European subsidiary, Opel. While the recently updated Vue shows significant changes made for American buyers, the compact Saturn Astra is, for all intents and...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 07/01/08 5:52 PM
When is the right time to buy a hybrid ? Should you be heading for the showroom now or waiting for the next generation of this technically complex but fuel-efficient alternatives? A piece in USA Today raises those questions and is worth touching on in this blog, as regular readers know my cautious appreciation of hybrid-electric powertrain technology. And you know that while I recognize the...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 06/11/08 4:13 PM
The debate over hybrids is likely to continue for some time. Just moments before starting this feature, I fielded a call from a friend, intent on buying a gasoline-electric model, no matter what the actual economic equations might reveal. The simple fact is that facing ever-rising fuel prices and ever-worsening concerns about global warming, a growing number of motorists want to do something -...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 06/10/08 9:41 AM
Don't worry about running a red light. Seems the real way to get into trouble in Minneapolis these days is letting your engine run. The city has just enacted a new law that means you'll get a hefty fine for letting your car idle for more than three minutes. The one exception is when you're stuck in traffic. "Most of the air pollution in Minneapolis comes from vehicles and cutting down in idling...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/20/08 9:13 AM
What began as little more than a technical curiosity has moved solidly into the mainstream. Toyota Motor Co. just sold its 1 millionth Prius, the world’s first mass-market hybrid-electric vehicle. Introduced in 1997 in Japan and two years later in the United States, the Prius is Toyota’s environmental flagship and easily the most recognizable “green machine” on the planet. In its early days...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/20/08 10:24 AM
The winners have been named -- and this year's World Car of the Year is the Mazda 2 . Ford's Mondeo and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class were the runners-up. WCOTY jurors said that the Mazda is a winner because of "its very appealing looks and high levels of standard equipment for the price.” Earlier this year, ten finalists for the competition were announced as well as the finalists for World...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/04/08 2:31 PM
In the fast-moving world of green technology, General Motors has been a bit of an also-ran. Until recently, the automaker was, to put it mildly, skeptical about not only the threat of global warming, but of potential demand for high-mileage, low-emissions technologies like hybrid-electric powertrains. While there are those in GM’s senior ranks – notably including Vice Chairman Bob...
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