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Тhe 2008 Saturn Vue is a completely different animal than its forebear.
The previous Vue distinguished itself from the compact SUV pack in many
ways. Its flexible body panels could take a hit from a shopping cart or
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The Saturn Astra is an all-new car. At least it’s new to the American automotive landscape: Astra has been offered for years in Europe under the Opel flag, where it’s been giving the VW Golf a run for top-seller bragging rights. The new Astra is so much better in every respect than the Saturn model it replaces that we’ve forgotten the earlier compact’s name. Read the rest of this entry »

Used to be, to accommodate their specific vehicular needs, medium- and large-size families were relegated to penalty-box minivans with questionable styling, or behemoth full-size SUVs with trucklike handling and abysmal fuel economy. The introduction of midsize and large crossovers, like the 2008 Saturn Outlook, has changed all that. Now, soccer moms, NASCAR dads and everyone else with a brood to chauffeur (and cargo to move) have a viable and — dare we say — desirable domestic alternative to the family mobiles of the past. Read the rest of this entry »