GM has announced the pricing of the 2008 Saturn Vue crossover today. The base price sticker rose a staggering $3300 over last year's model. The new Vue, priced from $21,395, is designed to compete with the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V and the Ford Escape.
GM's global vehicle chief engineer told Automotive News that the higher pricing is the result of more standard equipement and overall value. The base model of last year's model was equipped with a smaller 4-cyl. engine and manual transmisson. The 2008 model receives a larger engine and automatic transmission as standard equipment.
[Source: LLN]