Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid

A Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery located under the load floor powers the Saturn VUE Green Line electric motor, as well as collects and stores regenerative braking energy. The NiMH also provides some electric assist to the engine during steady driving, further improving fuel economy. The Saturn VUE Green Line regenerative charging and electric motor assist functions are shown to the driver via an analog gauge on the dash board, and real-time fuel-economy feedback is accomplished via an "eco" light that glows when the instantaneous fuel economy is beating the window sticker fuel economy values.

The Saturn VUE Green Line fuel savings are 20% up from the base vehicle's 22/27 mpg city/highway EPA sticker to 27/32 mpg, the highest highway fuel economy of any 2007 model SUV sold in the US market. In Canada, according to Saturn "the result is a VUE that gets an estimated 8.8L/100 km (27 mpg) city and 6.7 L/100 km (35 mpg) highway."

The Saturn VUE Green Line hybrid has a 170 hp (127 kW) 2.4 L Ecotec DOHC-phaser engine which replaces the standard 144 hp (107 kW) 2.2 L engine, resulting in the improvement of 0-60 mph acceleration time by 1.0 seconds. Pricing for the Saturn VUE Green Line hybrid is about US$2,000 more than a similarly-equipped VUE, and debuted in production form on January 8, 2006 at the North American International Auto Show. The Green Line went on sale in fall 2006.

Saturn introduced the all-new second generation 2008 Saturn VUE at the 2007 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show (held in Nov-Dec 2006) and is a re-badged Opel Antara. A preview of the new design was shown at the 2006 New York International Auto Show as the Saturn PreVue concept, which itself was based on the Opel Antara GTC concept displayed in Frankfurt in 2005. While the PreVue had only two doors, production Vue models have four.

Trim levels include the XE, XR, the sporty Red Line and hybrid Saturn VUE Green Line. The standard engine is a 169 hp (126 kW) 2.4 liter Ecotec with variable valve timing. Optional engines include a 222 hp (166 kW) 3.5 liter V6 and a 257 hp (192 kW) 3.6 liter DOHC V6

The Saturn VUE Green Line hybrid uses with the same mild hybrid BAS system with the 2.4 L Ecotec as first generation VUE. Software updates and optimizations to smooth the operation as well as improve fuel economy. Fuel economy under the new 2008 EPA standards is 25/32 mpg city/highway.