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Originally Posted by CadiEldo67
I disagree completely. Pontiac has had a long history of performance, and I think that there is still a market for performance, it just can't be all big V8's. Turbo 4's and 6's are the way to go.
Saturn would be much better for a Green "Geo" brand as that is what Saturns are known for, being frugal. I think that taking Saturn upmarket was the biggest mistake since the demise of Oldsmobile. Pontiac should have gotten that spot, and they would be doing great by now.
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You're saying that as if Pontiac is going to get serious about Pontiac, but they're not. The G5, Vibe, and upcoming G3 are proof that GM doesn't see value in Pontiac as a performance brand. They've decided that Pontiac needs as much volume as possible... which makes it Chevrolet.
The Saturn Vue is a gas hog, and the Astra apparently isn't all that efficient either. Chevrolet has comparable vehicles that get better gas mileage. Hybrid sales are somewhere around 1000 for the year for all of GM, according to another article on GMi. If Saturn is the green brand then Buick is the hip brand.