After a brief two-year existence, Saturn has announced that it will drop the ‘Green Line’ moniker to identify its hybrid vehicles. The Green Line name and badging first appeared on the Vue hybrid in the summer of 2006 — and has since spread to the Aura hybrid — but Saturn has deemed that the nameplate is confusing shoppers instead of drawing attention to the cars’ hybrid drivetrains.
The change will become effective starting with the 2009 model year.
“It was simply a practical matter. As we expand our hybrid lineup, the names were getting a bit long. It’s hard to write a short sentence about the Saturn Vue Green Line 2-Mode Hybrid,” Saturn spokesman Mike Morrissey told KickingTires.com.
The vehicles will now be known as the Saturn Vue Hybrid and Aura Hybrid.
Despite the change in thinking, the Green Line’s evil twin — the higher-performance Red Line trim — will remain for 2009 and the foreseeable future.
