Confirmed: Astra to replace ION in late '07

[arenateam]

hmmm....

[sa_seahawker]

And not soon enough, either

[civilzues]

talked to a dealer about this car and he said December... SO FAR AWAY it seems like..

[Beau]

Hrmm.. Nice but, How bout some american made cars from the "all american" saturn...

[HoeyHimself]

Originally Posted by Beau

Hrmm.. Nice but, How bout some american made cars from the "all american" saturn...

Why? They are all under the GM flag and are supposed to stay uniform with Opel. Would you rather GM rebadge a Cobalt as they did with the G5 and call it a Saturn?

[Beau]

no no of course not.
I'm just saying,it would be nice to have some american built cars. Thats all.

[91fairladyZ]

As long as it's built by GM that's the important thing.

[Minnesota Nice]

I like the Astra as a car, but I still am having reservations about it as a Saturn. I suppose it works, but put side by side with the other models in Saturn's new line-up, I feel like it's awkwardly out of place. I can't quite place my reasons for feeling this way, but something just stands out as out of place to me with it.

I think the biggest mistake GM made with the Astra was offering only a 4-speed automatic. I know I'm going to get people who say it doesn't matter, but when other compacts are offering 5 speed automatics, GM should know to strive to at least match that, rather than settling for something that will probably be weeded out of the compact market completely in a few years (the 4AT)

I could be slightly biased, but I have to say that, while I prefer it over the G5, I still like the Cobalt a little bit more, and I feel it still doesn't touch the Civic in terms of...just about anything. But it will do very well for Saturn, I think.