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Old 02-07-2008, 10:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Rental Impressions: 2008 Saturn VUE XR

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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.
Hopefully the 3.6L DI engine will end up in the Vue, by the looks of it that engine would give more power and the same fuel economy as the 2.4L mill...
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