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more about #vue more comments → Frisco Fairlane500: DIESEL. Say it with me, Deeeee-sel. When will Americans realize that Hype-brids are overpriced battery-packed bullsh*t and diesel can outperform them ... more » Maxx Cracker: With the blinker left on, how much does that eat into the 10-mile range? more » mikedrawcar: The businessman in me thinks this is a great idea. Expand the number of platforms to use the Volt powertrain in to lower costs, and lower the retail p... more » Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse: If this as-yet-unnamed Buick is going to be made in Traverse City, it's only fair that it should be called the Spring Hill. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: An appliance becomes an electric appliance. Perfect for folks who need to move about, but don't care about cars. more » layabout: I'm from the James May school of thought,i don't believe in electricity more » Elhigh: So, a hurry-up model to appease the drive-thru generation. And yet, it may be good enough to kill the Volt. Ten miles of electric operation is, in my... more » Steve_in_NC: I am so happy to help pay for this more » Motor_Yakuza: Very Opel-ish. more » lilwillie: 10 miles........10 freakn' miles?......for how much more cost over the gas only model? And how much extra power used off that 110v line for the four t... more » obbie: if the non hybrid models are getting a 2.4L or a 3.0L engine, why is the hybrid getting a 3.6L? hint: b/c they already engineered the 3.6L to operate... more » PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.: Ray? Could we possibly get a tag for all Hybrid cars that is something along the line of "Hybrid Car Hell" please? Any Jalop that agrees with me pleas... more » Ash78, cube farmer: The Buick Pacemaker. What's the voltage on those portable defib devices? I guess you'd still need an inverter, but maybe they'll build it into the dash. more » mytdawg: I've always liked this one. It's probably not that funny if you're not from Michigan... more » Elhigh: Classy. And just as classy, Jalopnik posting it. Way to keep the 'Net upscale, guys. Not that I've got much room to comment from, but there's somethin... more » -
#newcars
Buick To Get First Plug-In Hybrid SUV
GM just announced plans to give the outgoing Saturn Vue a facelift for Buick and introduce it as a plug-in 2-mode hybrid. It'll use Volt-like batteries and run 10 miles on electricity only, making it the first plug-in hybrid SUV. More » -
#lolcars
Best. Vanity License Plate. Ever.
Today's hilariously inappropriate vanity license plate comes from the great State of California and one person who likes... well... just add an "I," a "U" and a dirty mind. NSFW. (H/T to Jeff) [Motive]
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#2008saturnvuehybrid
2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid, Part Three
Why you should buy the 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid: More » -
#saturnvuehybrid
2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid, Part One
"That's a hybrid but you can't drive it on all-electric power?" No, you can't. And I got pretty good at explaining why not by the time the sixth person asked. The least enjoyable part of spending a week with the 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid was telling inquisitive folks how it worked. And how it didn't work. GM bills the Vue as a hybrid, which it is; however, thanks to marketing and hype, most folks assume a hybrid vehicle can be powered by straight electric, straight gas, or a combination of the two. And the Saturn Vue hybrid isn't that kind of hybrid. More » -
#industrynews
Gas Prices Up 8.2%, Hybrid Sales Down 11.0% In May... Wait, What?
There may be no better indicator that many carmakers have been unable to adjust to the sudden increase in gas prices and the resulting shift in consumer demand than hybrid sales. Although there was an obvious run to more fuel-efficient cars — witness the Civic besting the Ford F-150 in overall sales for the first time ever — hybrid sales overall were down 11% from April to May, down 24.3% month-to-month from 2007 and even the market-leading Toyota Prius experienced a 31% drop in sales for the month. How did that happen? There are a few factors at work here, which we've helpfully outlined below the jump. More » -
