Next Saturn VUE (no really, look, it's cool) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Ramega · 09-13-2005, 01:35 PM

Lots more from the Frankfurt Auto Show here:
http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia...a/pages/01.htm

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Charlatan · 09-13-2005, 01:40 PM

It *is* cool... thanks.

silent_jay · 09-13-2005, 01:49 PM

It looks like an FX45 on crack

theguyondacouch · 09-13-2005, 03:27 PM

I see lexus in it. But I think it may just be the lights. In any case, it's a huge improvement over anything currently offered by saturn.

politicophile · 09-13-2005, 03:35 PM

Isn't that an Opel badge on the trunklid? Opel and Saturn are both owned by GM, so that would make sense...

Charlatan · 09-13-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by theguyondacouch

I see lexus in it. But I think it may just be the lights. In any case, it's a huge improvement over anything currently offered by saturn.

That's what I saw as well.

cyrnel · 09-13-2005, 05:17 PM

I like.

First mod would be ridding the "skids".

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genuinegirly · 09-13-2005, 05:19 PM

If I didn't already have my dream car...

Uncle Pony · 09-13-2005, 08:54 PM

That thing is hideous.

absorbentishe · 09-14-2005, 07:11 PM

I like it, but are we sure it's a Saturn? Looks to cool to be anything from them.

silent_jay · 09-14-2005, 07:36 PM

Yep it's going to be a Saturn, but what they say and what they build are usually two different things.

Quote:

The Opel Antara GTC mid-sized SUV unveiled by General Motors on Monday at the Frankfurt auto show is more than just a concept. It is the next Saturn Vue. At a media sneak preview, GM said the Antara will go into production in the fourth quarter next year, and that it represents Saturn’s future design direction. The Antara concept “will be identical to the future Saturn Vue,”

sashime76 · 09-15-2005, 04:23 AM

Looks like a Nissan Murano. No, will never buy a Saturn. My sister owns one, three transmission jobs, collapsed seat springs (she is only 100 lbs) after about 3 years of driving. Two guys in the same building I work own one, too. I can hear them coming about 200 yards before they pull into the parking lot.

wolf · 09-15-2005, 06:12 AM

That is sweet!!! Too bad it's a GM.

Destrox · 09-16-2005, 08:38 AM

Some angles it looks great, others it looks like complete ass. The drivers front area looks great, the back seat passengers looks horrid.

What a 50/50 car.

basmoq · 09-17-2005, 03:32 PM

I love my saturn, had it 4 years, paying it off in a month, it's the best car I've ever had, 40 miles to the gallon and comfortable to boot! I like this new one and can't wait to see what they come out with here in the states, I just want them to ditch the whole ION series, their ugly as hell...

todd · 09-17-2005, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sashime76

No, will never buy a Saturn. My sister owns one, three transmission jobs, collapsed seat springs (she is only 100 lbs) after about 3 years of driving. Two guys in the same building I work own one, too. I can hear them coming about 200 yards before they pull into the parking lot.

Odd.
I'm in the same boat as basmoq. I bought a lightly used '00 SL2 a few years back, and haven't had a single problem with it. It hasn't been in the shop once, other than regular oil changes and other checkups. Whats even more, is I learnt to drive a stick on it and the transmission is still in excellent condition; and let me tell you, I was not a quick learner.

As far as this new VUE goes, it's not bad. the FX45 is definitly the first thing that came to my mind when i saw the pictures, but that isn't at all a bad thing. Honestly there are other SUVs I'd buy first, but this still looks pretty cool.

troit · 09-19-2005, 07:44 AM

I actually think it looks a bit like the Murano..

userasdf1234 · 09-19-2005, 01:27 PM

I also think it looks Murano-ish as well. It would be nicer if they created something orignal looking. All in all, i'm happy if they get rid of the current Saturn VUE look, i was never a big fan of the appearance of it.

This interior is incredible on the "new VUE". I like that a lot.

ubertuber · 09-19-2005, 01:57 PM

2 door SUV - that's interesting. Probably not enough cargo space, but it is striking.

RaDiAn · 09-20-2005, 08:58 AM

It is different, not really sure if I like it yet ....

irseg · 09-20-2005, 04:04 PM

I'm sure once it makes it into production the side exhausts will be gone, the rear glass will be reshaped into something cheaper to make, much of the exterior trim will be cheapened up (especially those cool door handles), and the interior will be replaced with one from some rental car. Concept cars are such a tease.

Ramega · 09-21-2005, 07:26 PM

There will be a 4-door model as well.

Saturn is trying to revive their image. The Sky will be out in the Spring, and I think the Aura and Outlook come out next year too. Here's hoping it works!

Salomon · 09-22-2005, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silent_jay

It looks like an FX45 on crack

Hehe, well said. Exactly!

09-13-2005, 01:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ramega Crazy	Next Saturn VUE (no really, look, it's cool) Lots more from the Frankfurt Auto Show here: http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia...a/pages/01.htm <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/01.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/04.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/z008_A205219.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/z01.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/z039_A205214.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_frankfurt/antara/images/z040_A205236.jpg">

09-13-2005, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	It is cool... thanks. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

09-13-2005, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	It looks like an FX45 on crack __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

09-13-2005, 03:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	I see lexus in it. But I think it may just be the lights. In any case, it's a huge improvement over anything currently offered by saturn. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

09-13-2005, 03:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
politicophile Addict	Isn't that an Opel badge on the trunklid? Opel and Saturn are both owned by GM, so that would make sense... __________________ The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

09-13-2005, 05:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	I like. First mod would be ridding the "skids". <img src="http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2197/z01mod0jr.jpg"> <img src="http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1075/z008mod2qj.jpg"> or <img src="http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7011/z01mod20wx.jpg"> <img src="http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6641/z008mod26dr.jpg"> __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

09-13-2005, 05:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	If I didn't already have my dream car... __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

09-13-2005, 08:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Uncle Pony Crazy	That thing is hideous.

09-14-2005, 07:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	I like it, but are we sure it's a Saturn? Looks to cool to be anything from them.

09-15-2005, 04:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
sashime76 Addict Location: Hoosier State	Looks like a Nissan Murano. No, will never buy a Saturn. My sister owns one, three transmission jobs, collapsed seat springs (she is only 100 lbs) after about 3 years of driving. Two guys in the same building I work own one, too. I can hear them coming about 200 yards before they pull into the parking lot.

09-15-2005, 06:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
wolf Ravenous Location: Right Behind You	That is sweet!!! Too bad it's a GM. __________________ Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as Gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

09-16-2005, 08:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	Some angles it looks great, others it looks like complete ass. The drivers front area looks great, the back seat passengers looks horrid. What a 50/50 car. __________________ You bore me.... next.

09-17-2005, 03:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	I love my saturn, had it 4 years, paying it off in a month, it's the best car I've ever had, 40 miles to the gallon and comfortable to boot! I like this new one and can't wait to see what they come out with here in the states, I just want them to ditch the whole ION series, their ugly as hell... __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

09-19-2005, 07:44 AM	#17 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	I actually think it looks a bit like the Murano.. __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

09-19-2005, 01:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
userasdf1234 Tilted	I also think it looks Murano-ish as well. It would be nicer if they created something orignal looking. All in all, i'm happy if they get rid of the current Saturn VUE look, i was never a big fan of the appearance of it. This interior is incredible on the "new VUE". I like that a lot.

09-19-2005, 01:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	2 door SUV - that's interesting. Probably not enough cargo space, but it is striking. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

09-20-2005, 08:58 AM	#20 (permalink)
RaDiAn Addict	It is different, not really sure if I like it yet ....

09-20-2005, 04:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	I'm sure once it makes it into production the side exhausts will be gone, the rear glass will be reshaped into something cheaper to make, much of the exterior trim will be cheapened up (especially those cool door handles), and the interior will be replaced with one from some rental car. Concept cars are such a tease.

09-21-2005, 07:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ramega Crazy	There will be a 4-door model as well. Saturn is trying to revive their image. The Sky will be out in the Spring, and I think the Aura and Outlook come out next year too. Here's hoping it works!