Does Vauxhall/Opel Exist In The US?

[Jahee]

yea, at least they are falling at the moment. i drive a diesel, it suprises me how good the economy is sometimes, but thats a different subject alltogether i suppose...

 

[Rogodin2]

Many saab models are based on Opel/Vaux platforms.

Rogo

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Jahee
sorry im am just neffing so im not really sure what the saturn is, is that the maker or model?

Dude, I seriously hope you're just not trolling here.

even in my brake thread you are pushing the limits.

 

[KarenMarie]

If things are still the way they were when I lived in the UK

Vauxhall (UK) = Chevy (USA) = Opel (Germany)

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Jahee
sorry im am just neffing so im not really sure what the saturn is, is that the maker or model?

Dude, I seriously hope you're just not trolling here.

even in my brake thread you are pushing the limits.

no im being honest! i live in england we dont have saturn over here so i wouldnt know. I'm just interested and asking honest questions...

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Stunt

Originally posted by: Jahee
just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

Small cars don't sell well in the US.

It's a nice looking car though; I'd buy it

they're coming though.

part of the reason small cars don't sell well here is that they're usually super cheap economy cars. functional, but nothing you'd actually want to be in for any longer than necessary. before the bmw mini there wasn't a premium small car in the US. now we've got the mini, the A3, and S40. we're also getting the first wave of small cars that aren't completely cheap economy cars, such as the mazda3 and the new nissan sentra (though the corrola and civic were never that awful, they weren't that nice either).

A3/S40/Mazda 3 are not that small in the European markets, not compared to other truely small cars (like the Corsa).

 

[Martin]

I wish they'd sell the Peugeot 206CC over here.

http://kakaku.com/kuruma/images/car/PEUGEOT_206CC.jpg

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Stunt

Originally posted by: Jahee
just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

Small cars don't sell well in the US.

It's a nice looking car though; I'd buy it

they're coming though.

part of the reason small cars don't sell well here is that they're usually super cheap economy cars. functional, but nothing you'd actually want to be in for any longer than necessary. before the bmw mini there wasn't a premium small car in the US. now we've got the mini, the A3, and S40. we're also getting the first wave of small cars that aren't completely cheap economy cars, such as the mazda3 and the new nissan sentra (though the corrola and civic were never that awful, they weren't that nice either).

A3/S40/Mazda 3 are not that small in the European markets, not compared to other truely small cars (like the Corsa).

Or the Fiesta... or Polo

Damn, I miss my Fiesta. It was so small, could park anywhere

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Martin
I wish they'd sell the Peugeot 206CC over here.

http://kakaku.com/kuruma/images/car/PEUGEOT_206CC.jpg

Yea nice little cars, quite feminine i think though, do they sell peugeot at all in America?

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: Jahee

Originally posted by: Martin
I wish they'd sell the Peugeot 206CC over here.

http://kakaku.com/kuruma/images/car/PEUGEOT_206CC.jpg

Yea nice little cars, quite feminine i think though, do they sell peugeot at all in America?

Nah, no French cars here at all. I've wondered why though, since they'd probably sell alright here in Canada (and perhaps parts of the US).

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Martin

Originally posted by: Jahee

Originally posted by: Martin
I wish they'd sell the Peugeot 206CC over here.

http://kakaku.com/kuruma/images/car/PEUGEOT_206CC.jpg

Yea nice little cars, quite feminine i think though, do they sell peugeot at all in America?

Nah, no French cars here at all. I've wondered why though, since they'd probably sell alright here in Canada (and perhaps parts of the US).

Yea i've wondered that too why some manufacturers never get their cars out to that area! doesnt make sense, there cant be THAT little of a market

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Jahee
yea, at least they are falling at the moment. i drive a diesel, it suprises me how good the economy is sometimes, but thats a different subject alltogether i suppose...

you can't compare english diesel mpg to us gasoline mpg. firstly, an english gallon is slightly larger than a US gallon. secondly, diesel fuel contains more energy per volume than gasoline. best way to compare would be distance/energy content of fuel.

Originally posted by: Lonyo
A3/S40/Mazda 3 are not that small in the European markets, not compared to other truely small cars (like the Corsa).

very true. don't think we'll be seeing ford ka on the streets here any time soon.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Jahee
yea, at least they are falling at the moment. i drive a diesel, it suprises me how good the economy is sometimes, but thats a different subject alltogether i suppose...

you can't compare english diesel mpg to us gasoline mpg. firstly, an english gallon is slightly larger than a US gallon. secondly, diesel fuel contains more energy per volume than gasoline. best way to compare would be distance/energy content of fuel.

Originally posted by: Lonyo
A3/S40/Mazda 3 are not that small in the European markets, not compared to other truely small cars (like the Corsa).

very true. don't think we'll be seeing ford ka on the streets here any time soon.

Fuel is sold in gallons, so you can compare mpg, since that's what we get, miles for the gallons we buy (for the end user that's the fuel economy that matters).
But euro/US mpg can't be compared without conversion.

 

[Paddington]

GM has hinted that it's Saturn division here in the U.S. will draw heavily from Opel in the future. The Saturn Sky is already being sold as an Opel. The Saturn Aura draws heavily from Opel styling. And the future Saturn Ion will be based on Opel Astra.

and the aura kind of looks like This i can see that they might be basically the same car.

They share the same platform, and some of the exterior styling is similar but they are far from being the same car. For one, the Aura is 190" while the Vectra is 180", because of the difference in what a "midsize" car is between America and Europe. Also the interiors are nothing alike. Also the engine combinations are completely different, as are the transmissions.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Jahee
Oh i see, the sky kind of looks like This

The VX220 (Opel Speedster) was based on the Elise chassis.

Originally posted by: BornStar18
The Saturn Sky is based on a Vauxhall (I don't remember which one though).

Nope . Though the Opel GT is essentially the same.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Jahee
Oh i see, the sky kind of looks like This

The VX220 (Opel Speedster) was based on the Elise chassis.

Originally posted by: BornStar18
The Saturn Sky is based on a Vauxhall (I don't remember which one though).

Nope . Though the Opel GT is essentially the same.

Alright, it was based on the Vauxhall VX Lightning concept.

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