SATURN VUE BASE 4D UTILITY FWD

Crossover, under $29,000

Saturn VUE Base 4D Utility FWD

The Saturn Vue FWD ruled this segment, with the lowest lifecycle costs in 11 of 12 scenarios. Although the other finalist, the Pontiac Torrent prevented a sweep by winning one scenario, the strength of the Saturn in this segment was clear.
State:  US
2007 Saturn VUE Base 4D Utility FWD at
Transmission: 4-speed Automatic Hydra-matic (MN5)
Engine: 2.2L Inline 4-cyl SFI DOHC 16-valve ECOTEC (L61)
Segment: Crossover, under $29,000
MSRP: $19250
Invoice: $17998
Fleet Incentive: $750
Fleet Incentive: $2500
Vincentric Fleet Price: $17873
City/Highway MPG:  22/27
Fuel Price: $2.26    Fuel Type: Regular
Lifecycle:  36 months
Annual Mileage: 25000

Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Per Mile
Depreciation:  $8,173 $2,800 $2,700 $13,673 18.23 ¢
Fees & Taxes : 1081 82 89 $1,252 1.67 ¢
Finance:  976 786 583 $2,345 3.13 ¢
Fuel:  2393 2478 2566 $7,437 9.92 ¢
Insurance:  1328 1335 1341 $4,004 5.34 ¢
Maintenance:  500 1473 929 $2,902 3.87 ¢
Opportunity Cost: 387 717 1035 $2,139 2.85 ¢
Repairs:  0 234 418 $652 0.87 ¢
Total $14,838 $9,905 $9,661 $34,404 45.87 ¢
*The data displayed here is based on 36 months of ownership and 25,000 miles of annual mileage .  The award is based the vehicle's performance over multiple annual mileages (20k, 25k, and 30k)  and multiple lengths of ownership (24, 36, 48 and 60 months).  The analysis was performed in February, 2007.

 

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