Hummnn…
Base model over 20G’s….. hummn ?? 4-speed auto, pushrod, and fully diluted concept car looks…

too much,
too boring, and too Sebring,
too bad.

it’ll sell.

The base small V6 pricing is ok at $20k.
Camry, Accord, Altima all start at $20k with an automatic. (Japanese brands have advertised starting prices that come with manuals.)

The real V6 at $24.5 is pushing it. Does it come with leather standard?
Japanese 250+ hp V6’s start at $22k.

park it next to that LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, that should improve the Saturns looks.

Park a Toyota Camry on the other side and it will look like a ferrari

…. “Camry”…
it’s funny ’cause it’s true.

Yeah, I was expecting 17k base and 21-22k loaded. 24.5k start for the “interesting” model is pretty rich for a car that looks like a newer Dodge Stratus. I don’t think they have any illusions of outselling the Accord or Camry, and I’ll bet they’ll only sell 30-40k per year at those prices.

I’m glad it isn’t 17k base and 21-22k loaded. It would turn into another G6 at that price point.

i like saturn. i like saturn a lot.
but this offering, while a step in the right direction, is not strong enough. in the future please give us the astra as is. don’t go changing more than is dictated by regulations. bring a clean diesel into the mix, and we’ll talk.

but i’m bored already with the aura er “snore-a”.

I don’t know why the pricing bothers anyone. they are trying to move up market and all.

its is exatly like the vauxhall vectra in britain. and its just a lump of poo.

This has nothing to do with Saturns but I just had to put in.
That scary stupid b**ch is still driving. Someone get her off the road.

This is from AP News.

Paris Hilton had a fender-bender accident when her Range Rover backed into a car in a parking garage after a shopping trip, her publicist said Friday.

Hilton backed into a parked Honda Civic on Thursday. A videotape on the TMZ.com Web site showed Hilton getting into the car, saying goodbye to someone and backing up. The sound of a crash followed.

The video showed scrapes on the bumpers of both vehicles.

The Range Rover stopped briefly then continued on toward the exit of the parking structure.

TMZ.com indicated Hilton failed to leave contact information for the Honda’s owner and thus may have violated laws against hit-and-run. Her publicist denied that.

“Did she commit a crime? No,” Elliot Mintz said.
There’s more on the AP News Site.

It’s not an opel, the design is opel inspired, but the car isn’t on the same platform as the vectra, they’re quite different.

And it should be noted that the japanese v6’s start in the mid 20’s, so I stand by my above prediction. It will sell just fine.

ye but it looks like a vectra which is the cheapest looking car on the road. plus who wants a car that looks like a vauxhall.

I don’t know why the pricing bothers anyone. they are trying to move up market and all.

Comment by Steve, posted on June10 at 5:07 am

BECAUSE IT’S A POS SATURN!

Honestly, the pricing is very competitive to the Accord’s. Most Accords we receive off the truck at the V6 level range from $24,000 to $28,000. I don’t know all the perks that come with the Aura XR, so I can’t make a direct comparison.

However, the 3.5 pushrod is not crap, its a strong motor, with good mpg. And having a V6 for 20K is better than the Accord 4 cylinder we get, usually at $22,000. Once again, I don’t know about how well it will compare in ammentities.

I imagine that the 3.5 model will eventually get the 6spd auto, once production really ramps up.

“Given that its Opel based it is better than any Saturn there has ever been, will GM have to use incentives to shift it?”

“It’s not an opel, the design is opel inspired, but the car isn’t on the same platform as the vectra, they’re quite different.”

The Aura is based on the G6 platform.

The new Camry rides like a TANK… it’s a lot of things (safe, reliable, attractive (for once!!)), but to call it “fun to drive” is blatantly untrue. This new Saturn looks fantastic (particularly the interior) and has decent power and (purportedly) far better fit and finish than traditional GM offerings. Anyone looking for a car in the midsize segment will be taking a long hard look at this. I agree with Mike that this car will be a sales success for GM in an extremely tough segment.

Accords are reliable? Tell that to all owners with transmission problems (1998-2004). New Camry recalled for transmission problems. Altima engine reliabilty problems my 2002 and my 2003.
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Reliability.aspx?year=2006&make=Nissan&model=Altima&trimid=-1

#23 Pot meet Kettle (GM)

Did I say GM was more reliable? Ah no. Pointing out that the “reliable” cars mentioned are not as reliable as uneducated consumers think.

If you do not like the push rod V6 and 4 speed, buy the 250 hp DOHC with 6 speed w/ standard stabilitrak and steering wheel tapshift and 18″ wheels.

It has rear seat audio with wireless headphones.

Seems like under $25k for this pretty much loaded vehicle sounds darn good.

The only options are XM, power pass seat, adjustable pedals, leather, heated seats and sunroof or panoramic roof

Anything GM generates more conversation than anything else on LLN !

“If Hondas and Toyotas were so unreliable the uneducated would stop buying them. Word gets around. It is why GM Ford and Chrysler are in such trouble.”

And when GM (Ford, DCX) makes it on the reliable lists from JD Powers no one hears, or dismisses it as bias towards domestics. In trouble because people will not give them a chance, talk about the car they had 20 years ago. Honda’s 20-25 years ago were crap. Complete rust buckets, didn’t matter that the Accord was made in America and the Prelude in Japan. They both rusted out (meaning large gaping holes) faster than any car I have ever see.

“And when GM (Ford, DCX) makes it on the reliable lists from JD Powers no one hears, or dismisses it as bias towards domestics. In trouble because people will not give them a chance, talk about the car they had 20 years ago. Honda’s 20-25 years ago were crap. Complete rust buckets, didn’t matter that the Accord was made in America and the Prelude in Japan. They both rusted out (meaning large gaping holes) faster than any car I have ever see.”

The difference is the Japanese brands learned from the mistakes and improved. Can’t say the same for some domestics like GM…