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Old 02-07-2008, 10:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Rental Impressions: 2008 Saturn VUE XR

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I never understood why a FWD Vue is heavier than a RWD SRX. To be fair, I guess the SRX can afford to use more lighter weight alloys etc.
It feels incredibly tight and gets great safety ratings, that probably contributes to it's 4,076lb. heft. It hides it's weight well as far as performance goes, but at 3,825lbs. even the 2.4L needs lots of liquids. I also think that the 3.6L HF V6 is about as thirsty as a small block in any car.
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