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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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No more Ion???

I was reading the Driving section of the Sunday paper yesterday and was reading that the Saturn Ion is being discontinued?? Anyone know anything about this?? Just thought I would let the Saturn enthusiasts know..
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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That they are the 08s will be a rebadged astra
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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huh? i just watched a commercial for the astra and it looks nothing like the ion...looks more like a full size/mid size sedan instead of a compact....will there be an astra redline?
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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The astra is a hot hatch: (hopefully this link will work) http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vx/carsand...randName=astra

and it is also a coupe. They are quite sharp looking. Remember, GM doesn't have any real hatches, and they seem to be the big thing with sporty teens and twenty-somethings. Since the astra does well in Europe, why not bring it here?
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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It makes me sad...

Although, I'm real excited about the Redline Sky... I came 2" from being able to test drive it with the techs, going back today to try again.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nomoreavril
huh? i just watched a commercial for the astra and it looks nothing like the ion...looks more like a full size/mid size sedan instead of a compact....will there be an astra redline?
You mean the aura...you probably watched a commercial for the aura. That car is G6/malibu sized, and very nice IMO. Hopefully there will be a Aura redline.

The Astra will be a car sized like ours, also very attractive. They're already putting the 2.0T in it over in Europe. That will be a fun little beast.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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oh, well the words looked the same :P
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nomoreavril
oh, well the words looked the same :P
in the fact they both started with "A" ...?

amazingly awesome! audi asskicker! aston-martins aint awful, absolutly! avoid all aleros, ack!
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Heres pics from the link above . Saturn hasnt annouce yet what models it will import for 2008 ....there are SEVERAL .....from base models , to hardtop convertible versions to diesels , so the VXR as a Redline is not a for sure thing . The Astra unlike the cobalt has the G6 panoramic roof available as well .

3-door


5-door


VXR - 2.0 Turbo / 6-speed
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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The Aura has that big roof too...
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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The Astra is real nice..If Saturn comes out with a Astra RedLine I might have to trade in the Cobalt...
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MachiBLue
The Astra is real nice..If Saturn comes out with a Astra RedLine I might have to trade in the Cobalt...
Slated for 300 hp... I'm not sure if they've finalized it yet... there's a Redine everything else so far... I'm real fond of the Sky Redline myself...

Doh! You said Astra... now I'm getting them mixed up... The Aura is supposed to have a Redline version.
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