Saturn’s 2008 Vue Green Line Hybrid
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Saturn has plans to continue to provide top notch and affordable hybrids to consumers. Their newest hybrid, the 2008 Vue Green Line, is a perfect blend of easy to use controls with an electric motor-generator mated to a 2.4L four-cylinder engine and a modified four-speed automatic transmission.
The system saves fuel by providing an electric power assist during acceleration; shutting off the engine at idle; early fuel cut-off during deceleration and capturing electrical energy through regenerative braking. The 2008 Vue was first shown last November at the Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show, as an uplevel XR model.
At the show, Saturn also announced it will offer a version of the Vue Green Line with GM’s new two-mode hybrid system, in the third quarter of 2008 . This system will provide a 45-percent improvement in fuel economy compared to its non-hybrid counterpart.
Saturn had previously decided to make a plug-in version of the Green Line to so that they would have the upper hand on the economy performance of SUV’s on the market. A release date for the Green Line hasn’t been chosen yet, but we have heard that it is definitely coming. We are hoping that it will be available next year.
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