Archive for 'Saturn'
Audi S5 Review
Posted on 26. Dec, 2007 by admin.
I really want a Mercedes Black Series AMG.
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Saturn Astra Review
Posted on 12. Dec, 2007 by admin.
“GM has never sold a competitive small car in America.” Not true. The imported rear wheel-drive Opel 1900-- the sedan version of the Manta-- was a superb machine for its day. Unfortunately, a rising dollar and a lack of marketing and development vis-a-vis the Japanese competition (Datsun 510) doomed the 1900 to footnoted obscurity.
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Saturn Vue Review
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 by admin.
Not that Camcordima or Miata drivers have noticed, but GM’s long-neglected Saturn brand has been busy rolling out a raft of new models. I came, I saw, I drove, I despaired. The Aura, Sky and Outlook are fine machines, but even better examples of “80%” cars: GM vehicles that are an interior, gearbox, suspension and/or trunk space away from greatness
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Saturn Aura XE Review
Posted on 25. Jun, 2007 by admin.
You gotta admire the chutzpah of an automaker that asks buyers to “rethink American” by pitting a German derived sedan against cars.com’s third “most American” automobile (Toyota Camry) and a sedan with 70 percent domestic content (Honda Accord).
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Saab 9-5 SportCombi Review
Posted on 22. Jun, 2007 by admin.
First impressions last. Or in this case, first
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Cadillac SRX Review
Posted on 11. May, 2007 by admin.
Car-based crossovers (CUV's) are America’s SUV escape pod of choice.
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Opel Astra Review
Posted on 21. Mar, 2007 by admin.
When GM suddenly decided it needed a convincing small car for the US market, Car Czar Bob Lutz scanned his European operations and fixed his once-steely gaze on the next gen Opel Astra.
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Mazda Mazda3 Review
Posted on 14. Mar, 2007 by admin.
Opportunity doesn’t always knock; sometimes it breaks down the door with a crash.
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Saturn ION Red Line Review
Posted on 07. Mar, 2007 by admin.
The planet Saturn is a giant ball of gas. When it comes to selling cars to enthusiasts, GM’s “like never before” division is also full of hot air. In 1999, Saturn said their Opel-sourced LS sedan would be fun to drive.
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Saturn Vue Green Line Review
Posted on 23. Nov, 2006 by admin.
In 1971, U.S. Senator Roman Hruska rose to the defense of an undistinguished Supreme Court nominee named G. Harrold Carswell
