http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:51:10 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037224_saturns-dear-john-letters-savvy-or-schmaltzy http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037224_saturns-dear-john-letters-savvy-or-schmaltzy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0400 Saturn fans are an exceptional bunch. Despite recent surveys showing brand loyalty to be a thing of the past, Saturn owners' passion for their rides is the stuff of legend -- so the fact that slowly dying Saturn recently sent "Dear John" letters to its customers seems oddly appropriate. The one-page missive has all the hallmarks of a breakup ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036147_saturn-production-halted-remaining-cars-sold-off-within-4-months http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036147_saturn-production-halted-remaining-cars-sold-off-within-4-months Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:07:00 -0400 Last week the sudden breakdown of a planned supply agreement between Penske and Renault/Nissan led to Penske's cancellation of its purchase of the Saturn brand from General Motors. That, in turn, led to GM's immediate start of winding down the brand. Now a time frame for the brand's departure has emerged: four months. That's how long GM ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035970_breaking-rip-saturn-penske-walks-away-after-failing-to-find-cars http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035970_breaking-rip-saturn-penske-walks-away-after-failing-to-find-cars Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:33:00 -0400 General Motors will shut down the Saturn brand after Penske Automotive ended negotiations on an agreement to buy the brand and dealer network. Penske was unable to find any global automakers to supply him with cars. The agreement between GM and Penske had been under negotiation since early June, and was expected to close today or tomorrow. GM's ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021706_kia-looks-to-saturn-dealerships-for-growth-spurt http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021706_kia-looks-to-saturn-dealerships-for-growth-spurt Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:32:00 -0400 Kia is poised to conquer--in reputation, reach, and market share--this year, in a very significant way. And it could bring a better dealership experience. As a host of other automakers and brands are holding back, Kia has shifted into high gear with several very significant introductions: the 2010 Kia Soul earlier this year, the 2010 Kia Forte ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021337_chevrolet-equinox-hybrid-due-in-2011 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021337_chevrolet-equinox-hybrid-due-in-2011 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:19:00 -0400   With Roger Penske's PAG (Penske Automotive Group) taking control of General Motors' Saturn division, the question among product geeks was what vehicles will make up the new Saturn's line? According to AutoblogGreen and other sources, the Penske deal apparently includes a continued supply of some current Saturn products on an interim basis ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020977_2009-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-and-2009-pontiac-solstice-coupe-instant-classics http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020977_2009-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-and-2009-pontiac-solstice-coupe-instant-classics Tue, 26 May 2009 13:43:00 -0400 This is one thought that hatched over the past long weekend. When you combine the effects of the bad economy with actions of embattled manufacturers along with the Fed's new CAFE standards, what does this mean for enthusiasts or wannabe enthusiasts who have been considering a new vehicle purchase? My mind came up with "Instant ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020588_gm-tosses-lifesaver-at-saturn-sky-pontiac-solstice http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020588_gm-tosses-lifesaver-at-saturn-sky-pontiac-solstice Mon, 11 May 2009 16:03:00 -0400 General Motors is willing to sell off the Delaware factory that builds the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice as it hurtles toward a May 31 collision with bankruptcy court and federal overseers. In a press conference this morning, GM's CEO Fritz Henderson said the twin roadsters plus the assembly plant in Wilmington, Del., could be parceled out ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020491_saturn-astra-shuffling-over-to-buick-really http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020491_saturn-astra-shuffling-over-to-buick-really Wed, 06 May 2009 19:54:00 -0400 GM's multi-billion-dollar Saturn experiment hasn't paid off--and in its latest iteration, even a raft of pretty good Opel derivatives couldn't move the needle for the hug-happy, haggle-free division. So while GM considers spinning off Saturn to Roger Penske, or maybe Renault, what happens to the nearly-new Astra hatchbacks? Introduced just two ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020485_so-what-would-you-think-about-a-saturn-kangoo-be-bop-huh http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020485_so-what-would-you-think-about-a-saturn-kangoo-be-bop-huh Wed, 06 May 2009 16:03:00 -0400 Sometimes just when you think the industry can't get any weirder...it does. Take, for instance, two news items that crossed our desk in sequence today. First, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal area reporting French carmaker Renault and its partner Nissan have apparently joined former race driver and current car dealer Roger Penske in ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020467_gm-hangs-onto-hybrids-as-saturn-sails-into-sunset http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020467_gm-hangs-onto-hybrids-as-saturn-sails-into-sunset Tue, 05 May 2009 18:16:00 -0400 It should hardly be a surprise that GM doesn't plan to toss out years of hybrid engineering work when it bids adieu to the Saturn brand. We always felt that recent reports to that effect made no sense. Instead, the General will hang onto the intellectual property it derived through designing and engineering a front-wheel-drive variation of its ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saturn_vue-hybrid_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saturn_vue-hybrid_2009 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:46:00 -0400 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID STYLING | [8 out of 10] Cars.com: "Same coupe-like sportiness as the regular model" MotherProof: "A mild hybrid , although you wouldn't know it from the not-so-mild hybrid stickers" Motor Trend: "Interior is handsomely designed" Appearance-wise, the 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid looks similar to the standard ...
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]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saturn_outlook_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/saturn_outlook_2009 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:28:40 -0400  2009 SATURN OUTLOOK STYLING | [7 out of 10] Edmunds: "immediately stood out as something to pay attention to" Kelley Blue Book: "taller than a wagon and sleeker than an SUV" ConsumerGuide: "Gauges are large, clear, and conveniently backlit" Designers combined SUV styling with the practicality of a minivan to create the 2009 Outlook. ...
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