2003 Saturn VUE

Hope dies hard, but dies. When I removed the cover some Pontiac Aztec was shining. For others, GM Camaro and Firebird on this page and announced it would pull when collapsed. For the rest, still the world's largest automobile manufacturer Double a truck or A V-8 sports cars from non-Americans, best-in-class act of a faith that believes that a vehicle can produce.

Discount Valentine's Day candy on the shelves unsold until the next year GM will help the company's bid to revive their flashy cars and a couple with a mission that will test our convictions a new car again. Model, the Saturn vue, a familiar car-based sport-utility can recover an entire partition on a new shine, while giving the formula slightly. Other, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota cleverly packaged, and was developed in partnership with urban transport, GM comes early to this country in a new segment, "high cube" mini Cruiser wagon now struck at DaimlerChrysler Mo belonged to.

1996 and 1997 Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V 2001 when quite soft on the heels of a Ford Escape Saturn vue 2003, reaching into the depths of soft in a way, a built-in passenger cars Ford Escape sport-ute-dimensional Mechanicals. Vue on the bottom, current GM engines, the 2.2-liter four-sequential and L81 3.0-liter V-6 GM Saturn L-series blends and some are specific to the power to drive them, Aisin-Warner five-speed automatic and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) was developed. New steel structure covered in panels of thermoplastic Saturn birimlestirilm necessary. Production this fall, Tennessee, in Spring Hill Saturn "less than $ 20,000" prices starting at.

2003 Saturn VUE, SUV, five-doors, review, test

The vue, Saturn combines with the narrow rectangular headlights and the grille strips stick with ten template without harmless styling. Saturn, focus groups, ambitious to the grid, and more typically macho-Jock's face appearance more preferred compared to the large headlamps, GM's Saturn small cars and the engineer, Vice President, Jim Ulrich, vehicle line manager.

At first glance, the new Saturn's style looks simple, but it is clear that they are working on some details of the designers. For example, the pronounced wheel arches are subtle gradients, to attract the eye in unexpected directions, covering the lower sides of the light drew the lines of the truck and keep it clean in order to emphasize the height was kept at a minimum. "Trademark" Saturn swoosh Molded Plastic side doors unpainted lower bumper strips with thin lines experience and if you examine it closely, buffers initiative that fits into the body of Audi has a trail of sharp allroad.

In addition, asphalt in the sun in need of space to expand, cutting themselves with existing panel lines made of thermoplastics. Vue cracked slightly to give the appearance of gaps, but the chief engineer Ortega, Jessie, Saturn owners they're used to them, and bloom says he is willing to swap the doors without insurance and lower your rates.

Skeletal architecture vue, Saturn calling a liar a space frame; box-section steel stamping on the top and bottom of the crossmember and two rails mounted on a frame with front and rear combined with a running chassis. Infrastructure, to the bottom of the base and a seating area are packed field makes tunelsiz a plateau. The rocker was kept low for easy entry and escape items.

Suspension in all four corners with the front lateral link arms independently supported with steel dropper backpacks and three in the back are processed. All-wheel-drive models, the rear differential housing, pump and generator dealer the motor torque to the rear wheels only in case of the rudder drift to the multi-plate clutch Pack.

Ulrich, "we were looking for a package at the upper end of the piece," he says. Vue CVT drivetrain development mules that GM bought to convert dozens of the 2001 Honda CR-V compared to Saturn is really larger than the female. 3,4 more inches of wheelbase, 2.6 inches long and 3.7 inches total length side to side stretches. Also, the Ford Escape is longer and wider than 3.5 inches more between front and rear wheels.

A place to escape the vue is almost identical, and is similar to Honda's. 70/30 rear seats and seat backs are divided flattens upon release of a knob. Fits inside a large eight foot ladder horizontally by folding the front passenger seat or linguini and all the doors will be closed. Optional side curtain airbags during rollover roof from the columns will pop out. Nevertheless, the creators of vue, he was breathing and rear disc brakes to shop for the budget minded, a two-piece tailgate folding seat design offered in competing vehicles such as a fantasy or refused to give some of the features (although air conditioning and Power windows and locks will be standard).

VUE, CR-V, such as in a flat surface, while their counterparts like Ford, Saturn engineers, while leaving a space for the rear differential, the rear cargo area the spare tire to put on the ground some in the trade they were doing. CR-V is mounted to the rear door of backups. Chief engineer Ortega, spare parts movement and keeps it clean but at the end of the breakdown should help reduce accident repair costs Honda 67% to 64 cubic feet of maximum cargo capacity drops from to.

Vue biggest tech thermoplastic side panels (hood, roof and rear lid stamped steel) as well as CVT is only 138 hp, 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine - standard Getrag five-speed manual as an alternative. GM started messing with the transmission belt pulley two belt drive in 1984, but didn't make a schedule for production until 1999. Marketers, transmission VTi "variable transmission, intelligent."

Hydra-MATIC developed by compression unit 414 the strength of steel plates stacked in the shape of the vertebrae are identical, consisting of a single push is transmitted to the wheel with the belt drive. Strap, wraps around the pulley under the influence of expanding and contracting the two hydraulic pressure 700 psi. A pulley belt is tighter by making it "grows" and higher in the grooves to put the other "smaller" allows the band to get to the bottom of the grooves of the belt. Torque multiplication ratio, therefore, varies between the drive and driven pulleys. Unlike traditional automation ratio planetary gear is locked with four or five sets, flexible VTi, fixed between a minimum and a maximum, may have any ratio, and offers a wider spread between the three points.

In vue, the distribution of the ratio 0.44: 1 to 2.61: 1 between the total for a range of 5.93. Final drive 5.08: 1 and a torque converter is electronically locked, the engine provides additional torque multiplication in the transmission performs and the cup. VTi chief engineer Karl Jenkins - compact packaging, fewer parts - the Cavalier 4T40-E transaksi than 45% and less traditional advantage-speed automatic fuel economy predicts a gain of 7 percent to 11 percent.

Increase productivity, operating speeds of the engine, optimal gear ratios up and down rather than speeding up and reducing pumping losses stems from the part welded to maintain. A motor with a high gear ratio for a given speed and throttle CVT can operate with larger gaps.

Four-wheel traction approximately 3350 pounds VTi, VUE offers another benefit for owners: gearbox smooth AVI under load. VTi, vue to the hills less than a conventional Automatic with craziness should strengthen. Traction capacity, four-cylinder, V-6 with 2500 pounds.

VUE, of Saturn is cheap and reliable, but a little like a wagon with a lift kit similar to the perception it is soft and Saturn will leave it in the glove box. However, a larger version of what they have to the loyal Legion of Saturn, as well as something to eat and it gives you something to do with the election still remain small with the expectation that the ute is coming late to the party.