Below is the abbreviated press release:
NEW
SATURN VUE GREEN LINE IS FUEL ECONOMY LEADER . . . Saturn today announced that
the all-new 2008 Saturn VUE Green Line hybrid will have a fuel economy rating of
25 miles per gallon in city and 32 miles per gallon on the highway — the best
highway mileage of any sport utility vehicle. The division also announced that
the VUE Green Line will have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $24,795,
making it the most affordable hybrid SUV on the market.
In combined city and
highway driving, the VUE hybrid’s fuel economy estimate is 27 percent better
than the non-hybrid four-cylinder VUE. The fuel economy estimates are calculated
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, using the government’s new 2008
testing procedure that was revised to better reflect real-world mileage.
The
hybrid VUE’s 28 mpg combined city/highway rating gives the Saturn lineup a
compact utility with significantly better fuel economy than the Honda CRV or
Toyota RAV-4. The VUE Green Line also provides SUV capability with better fuel
economy than that of popular sedans, such as the Toyota Camry and Honda
Accord.
The VUE Green Line’s highway fuel economy will allow
the vehicle to travel up to 585 highway miles on one tank of gasoline, farther
than any competitor’s SUV. That is enough range to travel roundtrip from Los
Angeles to Las Vegas, from Washington, D.C., to New York City or from Detroit to
Chicago. Potential one-way single-tank trips include Atlanta to St. Louis,
Denver to Salt Lake City and Milwaukee to Kansas City.
