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2008 Saturn Astra XR 2-DR Start Up, Quick Tour, & Rev With Exhaust View - 27K

2008 Saturn Astra XR The Astra comes with a 1.8L DOHC 4 Cyl thats good for 138 HP. Sadly it's paired to a 4 speed auto but there is a 5 speed manual ...

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Gustavo Kennedy commented on 02 Jan 2016

I have a 2008 Xr salsa red ,it is a nice car , fast handles corners like no other. My one issue is it needs a six gear , the engine revs really high in fifth gear . The radio volume is to sensitive . Parts are hela expensive no after market parts. Its a good car other wise

Gustavo Kennedy commented on 12 Jan 2016

+alpha bitmap unfortunately no they are yall gone think. because it's a GM brand any one could service it, the down side is the cost of repairs. Good luck

Rich Mviden commented on 12 Jan 2016

+Gustavo Kennedy Since there obviously aren't any Saturn dealerships left, is there any other dealer to take it to that knows what they're doing when something goes wrong?

chad malsam commented on 20 May 2015

I have one to I like it a lot .I got 36.8 mpg

Shawna Schueder commented on 10 Aug 2015

chad malsam commented on 20 May 2015

My a 4 door

JeanCarlos Trukerboy commented on 06 Jul 2014

Poor car, have been named with loads of different names hahaahahah, UK-Vauxhall, out of UK - Opel, Saturn, chevrolet etc!

enuar305 commented on 02 Oct 2014

Yes in México was named chevrolet Astra

2008 Saturn Astra/ Quick Drive

From the 2007 LA Auto Show, Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder walks you through the 2008 Saturn Astra.

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Evany Atchison commented on 05 Mar 2008

WOW, racist much? What a typical, small minded, egotistical American prick. I agree with bluebus270. No wonder everyone else hates you guys. I wouldn't pride yourselves in your superior knowledge either. You get mocked all around the world for your stupidity. You people are so self centered I almost pity how much you all embarrass yourselves. I went to New York and some idiot Yank thought Calgary was in Toronto. You people are so ignorant to the geography around you. NO, Vancouver and Toronto...

jamie smith commented on 03 Feb 2008

its a great ca its the best selling car in United kingdom we call it the vauxhal astra its very good car. you in for a shock america your prob never has such a well built, well handeled car in a long time becuase you make really crap cars no offence i like them but everyone critis them i like the buick lercern good car had it for hired wen went to florida bad fuel econemy thou but good. wouldnt do very well in U>K thou crap build i could pull everything apart not good

jamie smith commented on 21 Feb 2008

you must be kiding me FRENCH cars are just as crap as american cars realli they are rubish but over the years they are slowly improving bt you never know you mite start getting some european cars soon you need some small cars out there wen i went there i never saw any small cars i saw a chevy one out there we call it the kalos i dnt know wat you call it bt thatys crap lol like we have the vauxhall corsa which is im not actualli kiding you the best lookin car there is

jamie smith commented on 21 Feb 2008

they always have something wrong with them they always break dwn and they always have horrible interiors.yh we have had the smart fortwo for ages. we have onli just started getting some american cars that we never had ere before like dogde and they always have bad write ups bt i dnt mind them the new version of chrysler vodger.you call it the town nd country and also we will be getting the new dogde version of it aswell i think you call it the grand caravan

jamie smith commented on 22 Feb 2008

yh i know i dnt realli like them that much either, there just dole cars to be honest the onli chrysler i like is the 300c bt thats it the chrysler done realli bad in the crash test over ere onli got one star out of five so bad and its the same with the pt cruiser that onli got 3/5 not the best for safty. goin bk to french cars the onli thing there good at is the safty there cars always get the highest and are always the safest.

Lynxtpm commented on 13 Jun 2009

A pitty they didn't put the CDTI engines in the Saturn Astra. 120 or 150hp versions. They do have 6 speed gear boxes, they are faster and they have a lot more torque. This the 120hp version is as fast as the 1.8ecotec and the 150cdti will blow it of the road. Their fuel efficiency is much better too. But they are diesel. Check out the opel astra cdti 120 or 150.

Mr. Worf commented on 18 Dec 2007

The interior is so bland. Just grey everywhere. Not much imagination. Too many little round buttons on the center stack.Whats up with the Gas gauge flanked by only a tach and Speedo. Man that looks cheap.The only good thing is the motor.I thought those childseat anchors where for hang grocery bags. that's needs big attension.Better off buying Hyundai !!!

bluebus270 commented on 02 Mar 2008

Nobody, but nobody likes you lot as a race, but you're jealous to death of us Brits. Its really funny. If you think you have the best college system in the world, then you've answered your own question - you ARE as dumb as fuck. You sound 14, immature, and tend to wank a lot and live with your mum. What a prick. Now do one and leave me alone you weirdo.

jamie smith commented on 19 Feb 2008

yh i know wat you mean i dnt understand y you dnt do it oh well bt im tellin you i dnt know if they do the vxr out there model which has about a 240ps which is realli good. bt you wouldnt be let dwn by the car it is a gr8 car far better than alot of american cars. or as you said would be better of with volkswagen or mazda

Evany Atchison commented on 05 Mar 2008

are NOT the only cities in Canada. And I highly doubt you could even point to Britain on a map, never mind Uganda. Do you know how many videos are circulating the internet based n the stupidity of Americans? Far too many than I'd ever care to be proud of, if I were you (which, thank GOD I'm not).

swagger93 commented on 31 Jan 2008

you obviously didn't spend your teen years beating the crap out of dilapidated fwd cars with all sorts of fun alignment/general mechanical problems. 1988 9000 turbo with broken front swaybar mounts...now there's some understeer. and it's "catastrophic"

bluebus270 commented on 23 Feb 2008

Interesting to see minor changes from the Vauxhall - rear bumper, interior, badging. But like the Vauxhall does it suffer from leaking tyres, appalling fuel consumption and dodgy key transponder? By the way, Americans really are thick aren't they?

jamie smith commented on 19 Feb 2008

yh thats true its realli exspensive ere like £1.05 something like that just realli exspensive. yh surpose it isnt that powerful but we would go for the 1.9cdti the diesel which is powerful along with economical its a gr8 car

Jacob Evans commented on 17 Jun 2011

@kyuzh987 if you can find one yes. They brought this car over right before Saturn died off. I've seen 1 saturn astra 3 door since they have been brought over. I havent even seem them at dealerships or even for sale on ebay

mifo214 commented on 19 Dec 2007

this is a common car in the UK. they have been out a few years . They are very reliable, cheap to run. There is the "vxr" version here which is 240 bhp, if you want fast. The turbo diesels are the best overall

gr3gro6 commented on 10 Apr 2009

just bought mine today. the 3dr xr is pretty sweet car guys. Went from an audi a6 to this and so far dont regret it :P next step i'm gonna debadge the saturn off and put on the opel :D

Kris Schobben commented on 17 Mar 2008

you're makng a big mistake by generalising all americans ... the ideas that exist in the world of 'the average american' are created by the media and has noth much t do with reality

AxlWolfGNX commented on 14 May 2011

Vauxhall Astra / Opel Astra / Chevy Vectra GT / Saturn Astra / Holden Astra = Same car for example, I live in Argentina and this car is known as Chevy Vectra GT here.

gr3gro6 commented on 29 Apr 2009

its sluggish at the start, but it is still pretty quick. i have the 5sp xr and love it. i debadged it and put the opel grille on = everyone checking out the car

jvrdlc commented on 06 Nov 2008

saturn astra is not a good car.. da controls r a pain, its not fast at all. with da 1.8 litter engine which it takes more dan 10 seconds to ge to 60

xensxtreme commented on 19 Jul 2008

It's just a copy of the Europeaan Opel Astra found in 2004 , Saturn Chevy Holden Vauxhall There al copy's of the Europeaan car manufacturer Opel

Patrick Phillips commented on 07 Apr 2008

no its a saturn, congratulations, there both the same thing GM owns both, so the sturn is the american version and the opel is the European,

kaboom333 commented on 27 Mar 2008

im sry but its still only 200hp. Could have gotten a much better car for what you paid, such as an impreza, speed3, G8, and much much more.

indy5brad commented on 13 Nov 2008

When the cobalt ss was introduced it was supercharged, then they switched to Turbo charge for the newer models. Get your facts straight.

bluebus270 commented on 27 Feb 2008

Hi Twat. Two words - "Bush" and "George". And like i said you're all thick, hated all over the planet, aggressive and quite fat too.

2008 Saturn Astra 3-Door Tour of Interior and Exterior

Here is a Tour of My 2008 Saturn Astra XR 3-Door. I give a full tour of the interior and exterior. Props go out to Saabkyle04 for being the jolt in my brain to go out ...

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Szymon Sikora commented on 07 Jan 2012

I've been driving a lot with a company cars like VW Golf 6 Variant, Touran hell...even PHAETON (but 2006) - they are really nice. Now i just bought me my first car for hard earned money....the 2009 ASTRA H GTC Edition Plus and I LOVE THIS CAR!!! Your astra looks beutiful in that color - CONGRATS mate!!!

murphand commented on 19 Jan 2012

@MysticGon The standard maintenance I've put in to it has cost about the same as any other GM. Any parts we don't already here in the states would cost more to be imported but so far for the 30k miles that are on it now it has been problem free!

murphand commented on 17 Oct 2012

I definitely recommend it. Mine has been really reliable and you can find them with low miles for a really good price. I would recommend getting it with a manual transmission. The automatic makes it feel really sluggish.

Celso Vera commented on 30 Sep 2011

nice car but i guess this was the only gm car in its year to not have aux input. also, there should've been a package where you could put the old opel badges on. they did it with the sprinter back then.

murphand commented on 19 Jul 2011

@keithwellens I know that's what I love about my car! No matter where in the world you bought it, it had the same styling! The only thing I wish they would've given us over here is a turbo!!!

murphand commented on 08 Aug 2013

Yes I still own the car and after 40,000 miles of mostly hard driving i've only had to replace the a.c. compressor. It's a fun little car and I would recommend it to anyone.

murphand commented on 11 Sep 2012

It probably could in the GTC Turbo version. Here in the states they are electronically limited to 115 MPH

Keith Wellens commented on 10 Jul 2011

i also have an astra in the UK they are made by Vauxhall motors part of the GM group and I love it

Shane Earley commented on 04 Oct 2014

just bought one of these myself in irelad were it's called an Opel Astra GTC.

DesignStuff commented on 06 Aug 2013

Do you still have this car? If so.. how does it run? looking to buy one. Thanks!

Emily Dumas commented on 26 Apr 2014

Just bought a saturn astra xr! Fell in love with it right when I saw it :)

murphand commented on 27 May 2013

No, I installed one aftermarket a little while after making this video.

rram761 commented on 07 Nov 2013

Good looking car i have the Aussie version love it great road car

2003SaturnFan commented on 07 Mar 2014

Does it have the plastic exterior body panels like the ion

eren ozbek commented on 26 Jan 2013

i have a pioneer one in my vauxhall astra

coled7lan commented on 18 Feb 2013

Looks better with vauxhall badges

diver362 commented on 09 Aug 2012

does this actually go 160mph??

David Daßler commented on 20 Jul 2012

german engineering. :D

KingEastCoast commented on 02 Sep 2011

nice Astra!

Opel Astra XR

Opel (Vauxhall, Holden, Chevrolet, Saturn) Astra XR.

2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR carbuzzard.com RoadSkill Report

An authentic carbuzzard.com RoadSkill report on the 2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR, a video new car review complementing written reviews at carbuzzard.com, ...

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carbuzzard commented on 08 Jul 2008

As to relative driving skills, I've driven on both sides of the pond, and while Americans in general aren't as good on winding roads--though I've seen a big UPS truck hustled down a winding road like you wouldn't believe, you haven't lived until you've done 80 mph door-handle-to-door-handle on I-80 west of New York during rush hour--only to have to come to suddenly come to an abrupt halt. Different skills for different venues, my friend.

JASON J commented on 06 Aug 2008

That was a fine review. I own the 2008 Astra XE manual and everyone that I have allowed to drive my car loves it. This includes people who are used to driving Mercedes and BMW's among other imports. That speaks volumes to me as a customer. The only thing I would like to see is the 6th gear! Aside from that, it is a solid tank like vehicle and loves those turns and stops! Jason and family.

carbuzzard commented on 08 Jul 2008

I believe that the UK gets the 6-sp because there aren't enough to go around, so one market gets and another doesn't. Because relatively speaking the Astra is more down market in the US than in the UK, expectations are lower in a low-price car and that's what the buyer here gets.

Mladen Mlinaric commented on 17 Jul 2008

best overall handling? ur wrong there, there are lots of hatchbacks that handle way better, but if u want the real sporty version u need the OPC or whatever u call it in the states, with 240HP. but still, it's an old peoples car this, like most opels/vauxhalls/saturns

Jared Howes commented on 26 Aug 2008

the Astra is pricey because when gm decided to import it from belgium the dollar to euro exchange rate was ok. But the dollar fell, making the car more expensive, but i agree with you that it is a pretty luxury type car. i think gm losses money on each one sold.

Sebastian11 commented on 29 Dec 2008

what gear was he in, sounded like 3rd. no wonder they only got 20mpg. i drove the opel version with the 1.8 with 125hp. it was pretty decent actually. topspeed was approximatly 125mph and fuel consuption slightly better than 30mpg.

ricardocarey commented on 26 Sep 2009

I don't see why it's neccesary at all to have an engine any larger than a 1.8 in a car this size. Over here, the engines begin with a 1.3 75hp diesel, with the 1.7diesel or 1.6 petrol probably being the most popular.

ori599gtb commented on 15 May 2008

circutracer150 you're wrong. Since the 80's Vauxhall models are right-hand drive derivatives of GM's Opel brand. And the performance vehicles coming from Opel Performance Center (OPC), and Holden Special Vehicles.

circutracer150 commented on 12 May 2008

Its not from Opel.... its from Vauxhall... and those fuckers get the 2 litre turbo motor with 240 BHP!!!!!! Still, cool little hatch with lots of tuning potential. I am buying one!