Saturn Astra Adds Features To Satisfy Americans

General Motors Corp. is defending its reign as the largest automotive world. And so, together with his fight has the support of its divisions. Saturn, for example, is adding features to increase its appeal to Americans.
Saturn will add cupholders and a warm interior trim to make the Astra more welcoming than their German rivals. According to polls, American wanted more cupholders then Saturn will be giving Astra what wanted.
Early vehicles did not appear cupholders because bumpy rides require both hands to operate. However, with time and the innovations to ensure comfortable ride are introduced, more and more customers are lured by them. Today, many people, especially Americans, consider the location, style and number of cup holders a vehicle to be one of the most important characteristics that influence their purchase.
The Saturn Astra will also be designed to be nearly identical to its European sports . The change is in line with the expected boost when the sales in the United States beginning late in 2007. Saturn & 39; s pool of designers transform the morbid black and pewter trim on the dashboard of the car, the center stack and console to heat matte-chrome parts. The mark also will change the European summer-only performance of the tires Saturn Astra for all weather-16 - and 17-inch tires. The performance-oriented 18-inch tires summer will be an option on the two-door hatchback model.
Other changes include automotive entertained by the addition of OnStar, GM of the department of communications and navigation, daytime running lights, and other auto parts that are so Efficient as Apexi of cold air. According to DeVries, Sarah Allen, GM vehicle line director responsible for Astra Saturn, the characteristics of the vehicle are almost indistinguishable from the European model. The automobile note that will not make changes to the Astra of the road-hugging suspension and responsive steering.
" We have regular checks to compare the treatment of Saturn and Opel Astra to make sure that there are no differences in the evidence for GM Milford land, " DeVries-Allen said. " We had a strong sense of senior leaders of the company to minimize changes ", said DeVries-Allen. " They told us to keep the European influence " about the car& 39;s appearance and handling. DeVries-Allen & 39; s team knew it had to add cupholders however, to Saturn Astra will have a console in the center and two behind passengers.
The Saturn Astra is a compact car, which is being built for the 2008 model year. It will be a rebadged Opel Astra to serve as a substitute for the ION as the company smallest of the car. Saturn Astra will be based on the platform and Delta will be built in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Astra 2008 will be sold in three-door and five-door hatchback body. The car features a 1.8-liter straight-4 with petrol engine, which produces 140 horsepower and be mated to a four-speed automatic transmission or a five-speed manual transmission. The highest performance Astra, which is expected to appear as the Astra Red Line, will be equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo producing 237 horsepower.
GM is anticipating sales between 30000 and 40000 per year, less than half the accumulated 100000 by ION.



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