The real shame is that GM fails to put the Honda 3.5l engine in the new
Equinox. They put the corporate 3.4l POS engine in it. Less power (185 HP
vs. 250 HP), less torque ( 210 lb-ft vs. 242 lb-ft) and poorer reliability.
With the Honda engine, the Equinox would be a real winner. Why only the
Saturn Vue? The Equinox is actually built on the Vue platfrom in believe.

IMHO

Larry B.

Jason wrote:
> 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.