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"New Saturn Aura a fantastic value"
New Saturn Aura a fantastic value
The 2007 Saturn Aura may be the best midsize car ever to be offered by General Motors. at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...1522-8637r.htm |
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"New Saturn Aura a fantastic value"
On 11/25/2006 10:41 pm, Mike wrote:
> New Saturn Aura a fantastic value > The 2007 Saturn Aura may be the best midsize car ever to be offered by > General Motors. > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...1522-8637r.htm Not hardly. I just test drove the Aura XR, the one that costs $4,000 more and has more standard equipment than the base Aura XE, the other day; I don't think I've ever encountered a $26,000 car that absolutely screams "CHEAP!" so loudly. I can think of at least two other mid-size GM cars that are FAR better values (most equipment for lowest price) than the Aura: the Pontiac G6 and the Chevy Malibu. Hell, you can get FULL-size GM cars from other divisions for less than an Aura XR: a Pontiac Grand Prix and a Chevy Impala. -- Larry Harvilla e-mail: larry AT phatpage DOT org blog-aliciousness: http://www.phatpage.org/news/ also visit: http://www.phatpage.org/highways.html (in progress) |
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"New Saturn Aura a fantastic value"
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:41:50 -0800, Mike fired up the etch-a-sketch an
scribbled out: > New Saturn Aura a fantastic value > The 2007 Saturn Aura may be the best midsize car ever to be offered by > General Motors. > at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...1522-8637r.htm I saw one on the road yesterday. It looks nice. I can't say it is a mid-size. It looks more like a compact, similar to my wife's VUE. However, for a compact, it appears to be a nice car. -- kai www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. |
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"New Saturn Aura a fantastic value"
On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:52:16 -0500, Larry Harvilla fired up the
etch-a-sketch an scribbled out: > On 11/25/2006 10:41 pm, Mike wrote: >> New Saturn Aura a fantastic value >> The 2007 Saturn Aura may be the best midsize car ever to be offered by >> General Motors. >> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend...1522-8637r.htm > > > Not hardly. I just test drove the Aura XR, the one that costs $4,000 > more and has more standard equipment than the base Aura XE, the other > day; I don't think I've ever encountered a $26,000 car that absolutely > screams "CHEAP!" so loudly. I can think of at least two other mid-size > GM cars that are FAR better values (most equipment for lowest price) > than the Aura: the Pontiac G6 and the Chevy Malibu. > > Hell, you can get FULL-size GM cars from other divisions for less than > an Aura XR: a Pontiac Grand Prix and a Chevy Impala. Well, that's too bad. Edmunds had a good review of the car. Due to its anonymous styling, middle-of-the-road performance and cut-rate cabin, Saturn's L-Series, the company's previous midsize family car entry, was never a favorite of ours. (And based on sales figures, nor would it seem to have been a favorite of the general public.) But Saturn's fortunes in the midsize sedan market are changing. For the 2007 model year, it's releasing its new Aura, and this one finally looks to be a car that you'll want to take a look at. As is the case with most General Motors products, the 2007 Saturn Aura's mechanical underpinnings are similar to those used in other models. In the Aura's case, it uses a stretched version of the "Epsilon" platform that's also employed for the Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. The Aura is front-wheel drive and features a MacPherson strut front suspension and a four-link independent rear suspension design. For the outside, Saturn chose to give the Aura a European look. The car's chiseled physique draws inspiration from some Opel products (a European-only GM division), while the cabin has an upscale ambiance never before seen in a Saturn. Further differentiating the Aura from its other GM relatives will be the availability of a hybrid powertrain later in the model year. When it debuts, it will be GM's first hybrid passenger car ever. -- kai www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. |
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