#2005 SATURN VUE REDLINE PLUS#

Honda doesn’t offer a six-cylinder version of the CR-V it comes only with an inline four-cylinder.įor 2006, Vue models begin at $17,990 (including freight) for the base Vue with a four-cylinder engine, and range to $23,650 for the all-wheel-drive V-6 model, plus options.įor safety’s sake, Saturn now includes GM’s OnStar system as standard equipment on all Vue models, along with a year of basic service. Until the arrival of the new 269-horsepower, V-6 powered 2006 Toyota RAV4 in December, this was the most-powerful engine in the compact SUV class. No higher-powered engine is offered with the Red Line package, but the 250 horsepower this engine provides still pushes the Vue along quite impressively. The engine used in the Red Line remains the Honda-built 3.5-liter V-6 used in other six-cylinder versions of the Vue. It also gets some refinements that are unique to the Red Line model. The most interesting model for the 2006 model year, though, is the sporty Red Line version, which we tested for this report. EPA ratings will be 27 miles per gallon in the city and 32 mpg on the highway, GM says. That vehicle, with a 20 percent improvement in fuel economy over this year’s V-6 models, will start at just under $23,000. The overall look remains the same, though, as this is just the fourth year of production, and the vehicle isn’t quite ready for a complete makeover.Ĭoming this summer, as an early 2007 model, is the new Vue Green Line model – the first gasoline-electric hybrid passenger vehicle to be offered by General Motors. Saturn’s stylish and fun-to-drive compact sport utility, known as the Vue, returned for 2006 with some significant updates, including some new exterior styling cues and a revamped interior.

2005 saturn vue redline