2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid Prices, Mileage

When the 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid SUV goes on sale in mid-November, it will get the best highway mileage of any SUV on the market. Priced at $24,170 — not including a $625 destination charge — it will also cost less than the competition, mainly Ford’s Escape Hybrid, which comes in at $25,655. The Vue Green Line’s mileage is rated at 25/32 mpg city/highway for the front-wheel-drive model, compared to the Escape’s 34/30 mpg. The Escape easily beats it on combined and city mileage, but we’re still impressed at the price for the Vue, which has a significantly superior interior and cargo area. We don’t know what the tax credit will be for the Vue Green Line, but there will be one when it goes on sale.

For the greenies out there who think this is still not enough mileage, Saturn will launch another hybrid Vue later in 2008 using the company’s new two-mode hybrid system. This system will reportedly get 45% better mileage than the non-hybrid XE, which is rated at 19/26 mpg, and we’re guessing it will be more money too. Saturn also says it’s planning on introducing a plug-in hybrid version of the Vue, presumably based on technology the company is developing for the much-hyped Chevy Volt.

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