FV Report: 2008 Saturn Astra coming next year


GM announced yet another new Saturn today. The 2008 Saturn Astra will hit the market late next year in both three-door and five-door hatchback configurations. Recently unveiled at the Bologna auto show as the Opel Astra, Saturn's version will debut at the 2007 Chicago auto show virtually unchanged.


Posted by Ed Dec 7, 2006 6:28 pm

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Categories: Opel | Saturn | Chicago Auto Show | Future Vehicles | Hatchbacks


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jerrywimer - Dec 8, 2006 4:53 am (#1 Total: 7)  

 
United States of America, loud'n'proud!  
Great! This is what many have been asking for for years now- that GMs better overseas designs come to market here as close to unaltered as our regulations will allow. And despite the inevitable cries of "badge engineering" from some here, the fact that these products ARE NOT available here, under any nameplate, let alone the fact that the original nameplates overseas aren't even sold here, makes the fact that it's a Saturn label over the other one moot.
 
Keep up the good moves GM. It's about time!

estreka - Dec 8, 2006 7:25 am (#2 Total: 7)  

 
subarctic north - Great Falls, MT  
Looks like a Sentra. That's not a bad thing.

ateixeira - Dec 8, 2006 10:29 am (#3 Total: 7)  

 
Recife, PE, Brazil  
I hope they bring the performance variants as well.
 
Any how, anything will be an improvement over the Ion.

drjames - Dec 9, 2006 4:47 am (#4 Total: 7)  

 
 
Does anyone else see the Honda corporate grill on these new Saturns? ie. the chrome bar tapered at the ends...

lemontj13 - Dec 9, 2006 12:55 pm (#5 Total: 7)  

 
 
The only Hondas with a chrome bar like the Saturns is the Civic and Accord.

thebigal - Dec 9, 2006 9:57 pm (#6 Total: 7)  

 
 
Badge Engineered - sure it is, but in this case I don't think it is so bad of an idea. It's not like it's a Pontiac Cobalt, or a Chevy Sierra... Like stated before, at least the Opel's aren't sold here as Opels...

royce2006 - Jan 5, 2007 5:09 pm (#7 Total: 7)  

 
 
LOOKS GREAT!






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