In article <bkapaun-0408041715020001@dialup-ras15-232.eug.or.uspops.net>,
bkapaun@coldmail.com (Bill) wrote:

> In article <Jason-0408041544310001@pm4-broad-39.snlo.dialup.fix.net>,
> Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:
>
> >I was reading the August 2004 of "MotorTrend" magazine and was shocked
> >when I read about the "Saturn Vu AWD Red Line". Is a SUV. The article (on
> >page 120-121) clearly says that it comes from the factory with a Honda V6
> >engine. The Displacement is 211.8 / 3471.
> >They compared it in their tests to three other SUVs. It was the fastest of
> >the group but came in third place in the tests.
> >
> >The next time someone invades this group and says that American made cars
> >are better than cars designed in Japan--I plan to ask them:
> >If Japanese cars and engines are so bad then how come Suturn places a
> >Honda engine in their SUV?
>
> Because GM and Honda both own a piece of Isuzu. Honda buys Isuzu diesels
> for some of their other markets. Seen some of those white diesel Isuzu
> cargo trucks that look just like white diesel GM cargo trucks?

You are correct but I believe the real reason is because the top staff at
Saturn including the CEO knows that Honda makes better engines than any
division of GM. Those top level staff members could have placed engines
made by various divisions of GM or Isuzu in their Saturn SUV but they
chose Honda engines because they are superior to any engines made by any
division of GM or Isuzu.

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