Is the Saturn Ion 2 fun to drive?
Ion 2 is FUN to DRIVE!!! by trainloon from Pocono Mts., PA on Tue Nov 29 2011 This is a great basic car for back and forth to work and running errands. I wouldn’t go on long trips in it, and you certainly shouldn’t take on tractor trailers on the Interstate. Visibility is excellent.
What kind of mpg does a Saturn Ion get?
Previously I owned a 1997 SL2 Saturn for 10 years and over 170,000 miles that got 33 mpg combined city/highway and 37 mpg on the highway. My 2007 ION gets a little less mpg (31 mpg combined and 36 mpg highway) but has a lot more power which is a nice compromise not giving up too much mpg.
Is the Saturn Ion considered a sports car?
My 2007 ION gets a little less mpg (31 mpg combined and 36 mpg highway) but has a lot more power which is a nice compromise not giving up too much mpg. It’s certainly not a race car, sports car, or luxury car but so far (27,000 miles) it has been nothing less than a great value and dependable. Just routine maintanence.
What makes a Saturn Ion a good car?
Saturn retains the element that helped to make the originals a hit: Most of the cars’ vertical body panels – doors, fenders, bumpers – are plastic, making them owner-friendly for such activities as shopping-cart polo, parking by Braille, and back-stopping softball games. Everything else is new.
How big is the trunk of a Saturn Ion?
Bigger – 4.5 inches longer, 3.0 inches taller (on a 103.2-inch wheelbase, up 0.8 inch) – equates with roomier. The Ion coupe boasts a 93-cubic-foot EPA passenger-volume rating, versus 84 for its predecessor. Sedans grow similarly, gaining two cubic feet inside. Trunk volume – 14.5 cubes – stacks up as best in class.
What kind of transmission does a Saturn Ion have?
The standard transmission for Ions will be a five-speed manual. There are two automatics: a continuously variable unit – VTi (variable transmission with intelligence) in Saturn parlance – that was first introduced in the Saturn Vue sport-utility and a conventional five-speed automatic (offered only in sedans).
How long has Saturn been making a car?
Saturn has only been building cars since 1990, which doesn’t seem long, but it seems as if the Saturn coupe has been with us forever. We suppose that’s because age can be a plus to a business entity – stay alive long enough (we exclude Oldsmobile), and the years add up to a totem of experience, wisdom, and savvy.