[jbartley]

haha this makes the RAV and CR-V look butt-fugly.

after looking at the Antara. I think the nav screen layout/radio controls. are waaay better on the Vue.




Now that they've shown this... who in their right mind would buy the current Vue?

this will sell like crack at a betty ford clinic.

This post has been edited by jbartley: 29 November 2006 - 04:11 PM

[Croc]

Sciguy: I think those are rear foglamps. +1 for Saturn.

[Northstar]

The exterior is color is really weird, look at a real-life pic from the auto show:



The interior plastics look very nicely grained and substantial, good job Saturn. I'm not sold on the front but the rest of the exterior looks ok. The rear looks somewhat foreign but not as much as the Antara because of the painted bumpers. However, looking a little foreign is not necessarily a bad thing, since foreign buyers are Saturn's target audience.

[Cubical-aka-Moltar]

Looks great, IMHO...a big improvement over the current model. I like the unusual blue and the interior.

[Bimmer325]

I'm getting a Laguna Seca Blue vibe from that exterior color. Awesome.

[pow]

It's not bad. There are touches of Koreaness and cheapness to it, but if the pricing doesn't change, I think it'll be very competitive.

[jbartley]

~250hp in a small vue, eeeexcelllent!

i can't wait to see the Red Line.

[regfootball]

one reason the vue is a success now is because its got a ton of usable space in a small footprint.

this redo goes against that. it looks smaller, and they have carved away at the trunk. Will this thing have ANY usable space?

the current view looks tough. this one looks wussy Asian. that may be ok, or its a huge backfire. It just looks to rounded, too soft. Maybe the women will like that.

the dash and stack look good...surprise considering how the corporate radio usually butchers GM's dashes..however, it doesn't look as good as it probably should have been to compete with the new Asian competition.

Price better not go up much.

What it says to me is, go buy a NOX/TORRENT or XL7 if space matters. Buy this if you want to be hip and cute.

new Escape-dud
RAV4 - will still sell like mad
CRV- the new Vue doesn't blow away the CRV
the Outlander comes off very well vs. the vue.

should be interesting.

[AM6_Cutlass]

Not feeling any love for this one. After they styling of the Aura, Sky and Outlook... this one just leaves me dissapointed. Looks like a patchwork of different designs that just don't look right.

[4gm]

Once again GM takes a fantastic concept vehicle, the Antara, and dulls the production version down to a point that few people who saw the concept will be excited over the production version. It's not bad. It's nice in a very inoffensive way but with the Antara I saw something that could be an out of the box, unquestionable homerun. This is not even close to that. Thank God for Saturn's stellar reputation.

[ocnblu]

Oh man. I am going to have to post a traitorous opinion on this after seeing the 2008 Escape in black and green at other sites' galleries. I prefer the 2008 Escape's exterior style, but I like the VUE's powertrains and interior better.

[aaaantoine]

I think for me there are three things that kill this design:

1. Bland grille / fascia. It looks like they pulled the Saturn emblem and chrome strip off an Aura and glued it onto a grille from a 97 Malibu. It's THAT bland to me. The Outlook is far more bold by contrast. I suppose their justification was that they didn't want it to look just like the Outlook.

2. Excessive cutlines. I guess the bumpers are designed so they can put in the grey inserts on base / off-road models. The mini panels under the tail lamps may as well be extensions of the fenders. Unless they're there to cut collision repair costs In that case, make them an extension of the bumper.

3. The center stack turns me off. I think it's a combination of design, materials, and photography. I'm not a fan of the top/bottom half division, or the overall shape. It's awkward to me.

Other than that, I find this vehicle to be quite attractive.

[Corsa]

This is much better than the current (VUE) embarrassment. I agree the design seems somewhat busy, but it's more attractive than the all new and not at all attractive CRV.

[DetroitNut90]

The radio/climate controls are much better on the Vue than the Antara. Glad to see GM didn't import them.

It's not my favorite Saturn (the Sky holds that honor). There are a few things that I find funky with it-mainly the short and round rear. But I like the interior and powertrain choices (HF 3.6L!) a lot.

[ecruben]

Why do the Red Line and XR seem to have the same HP rating? Is this a mistake? Shouldn't the Red Line have DI for something closer to 300hp a 'la 08 CTS base

[avro206]

very conventional looking...ho-hum at best. The curent one dared to be different for looks and I see tons around.

Perhaps it will grow on me

Whats the dimensions on this?

Doesn't look like the 112 wb theta. Is it still on Theta?

This post has been edited by avro206: 29 November 2006 - 09:24 PM

[Dodgefan]

I, for one, am really liking this. 

They nailed every aspect of the design with the exception of the front-fascia, which appears a bit odd.  The rear, on the other hand, is gorgeous.  As for the interior, I'm impressed with attention to detail.  The steering wheel is undeniably cool, the door-panels look like some of the best out of GM, and the leather-stitched gear selector looks great.  Everything just looks extremely high-quality.  Look at the grain on that steering wheel leather. 

Overall, I'd say this will be the most attractive car in it's class.  I'm having a tough time finding a competitor that looks better:

Certainly not these...

I actually like the Rav 4...the CR-V is ugly as sin though.

[I hope GMRULES again]

Looks like a big Vibe especially from the back. Also looks a lot like a Kia or Hyundai.

[turbo200]

I find the CR-V appealing in a refined way, but it's a total chick car, through and through. This Saturn is butch enough to do well in this segment, and not ashame husbands who have to drive it. It's also refined looking, so I think it will do well for class.

The door panels are good for GM, and the attention to detail is all there. I love that the Vue will offer NAV, time to offer Aura with Nav too, and Astra while you're at it.

It's not a great design imo, but it's certainly likeable and a successful design for the segment it competes in which excepting the Torrent/Equinox is dominated by feminine traits.

[thegriffon]

very conventional looking...ho-hum at best. The curent one dared to be different for looks and I see tons around.

Perhaps it will grow on me

Whats the dimensions on this?

Doesn't look like the 112 wb theta. Is it still on Theta?

It's the 106.6 wb Theta, same as the current Vue. Aside from 3 mm less headroom front and rear the dimensions are exactly the same as the Antara, inside and out.