Article: HIGH-PERFORMANCE SATURNS; RED LINE SERIES TRIES TO APPEAL TO OWNERS WHO LIKE TO MODIFY CARS.(Auto)

Byline: Kenn Peters Staff Writer

In an effort to cash in on the burgeoning sport compact market and give itself a new image, automaker Saturn will offer two high-performance vehicles, both part of a new series it's named Red Line.

The new vehicles will be the ION Red Line coupe and the VUE Red Line. The VUE is Saturn's sport utility.

Both vehicles are aimed at giving younger buyers who like to make modifications to compact coupes and sedans an alternative to the rice rocket cars they seem to favor - Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda and Subaru.

The VUE Red Line will be the first SUV to enter the tuner market. Saturn is hopeful it can ...

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