This looks like the likely replacement for the old ‘98; an ‘08 Saturn Astra. We just got back from a test drive, and we both liked the car. It’s quiet, economical, and sporty enough for two grandparents. We left a list of specifications on one we’d like with the dealer. My little bride’s back requires seats with decent lumbar support; the one we drove didn’t have that option, but we’re sufficiently OK with it that we soldier on. The color of ours might not be the same as the picture; our choices, in descending order were blue, white, black, silver. Color isn’t as important as the lumber support, so we may go with our last color choice, sandstone. Whatever the dealer can troll up.
A totally strange thing about this car; its final assembly point is Antwerp, Belgium; the engine is from Japan, and the transmission was made in Hungary. They are building them there, while Saturn’s Spring Hill TN plant retools to build them here.
Nothing like that international flair, eh?
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Go Team Saturn! :-p