2008 Saturn Astra XE FWD Automatic

• Daytime running lamps
• Door handles, body-color
• Fuel filler door, locking
• Headlamps, halogen with automatic exterior lamp control
• Lamps, turn signal indicator
• Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable, body-color, manual folding
• Moldings, body-color bodyside
• Tires, P205/55R16 all-season, touring
• Wheel and tire, spare, compact
• Wheels, 16 (40.6 cm) steel with full cover
• Wiper, rear
• Wipers, front intermittent, RainSense

• Assist handles, dampened (Rear passenger seating positions on 5-door XE and XR, front passenger seating position on 3-door XR)
• Audio system feature, 6-speaker system
• Audio system, AM/FM stereo with CD player and speed-compensated volume
• Console, front with cup holder, 12-volt power outlet and manual parking brake lever
• Cruise control
• Driver information center
• Floor mats, carpeted front and rear, includes retention feature on front mats
• Glovebox, lighted with dampened door, removable glovebox divider, coinholder and pen clip
• Heat ducts, rear floor
• Heater, outside air with fan
• Information display, Driver Information Center, including trip computer, vehicle warning messages, audio information, date, time and external temperature
• Key, foldable with Remote Keyless Entry for central locking
• Lighting, interior, includes courtesy lighting and dual reading lamps in front and rear seating
• Mirror, inside rearview manual day/night with Passenger Sensing System message indicator and OnStar
• OnStar, 1-year of Safe and Sound plan. Includes Automatic Notification of Air Bag Deployment, Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, Emergency Services, Roadside Assistance, Remote Door Unlock (if equipped), OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics, Hands-Free Calling, AccidentAssist and Remote Horn and Lights (OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery), wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics available on most 2004 MY and newer GM vehicles. Diagnostic capability varies by model. Visit onstar.com for system limitations and details. Includes front center-mounted roof antenna.)
• Seat adjuster, driver 4-way manual, fore/aft, up/down
• Seat adjuster, passenger 2-way manual, fore/aft
• Seat, rear 60/40 split-folding with 3 adjustable and removable headrests and retractable dual cup holders in seat cushion
• Seats, front cloth bucket, reclining, with active, adjustable and removable head restraints
• Steering column, rake and telescopic
• Steering wheel, polyurethane
• Sunglass storage, overhead, driver-side (Replaced with assist grips when (C3U) power sunroof is ordered.)
• Sunglass storage, overhead, passenger-side (Replaced with assist grip when (C3U) power sunroof is ordered.)
• Theft-deterrent system, engine immobilizer
• Tire pressure monitor system
• Trim, Charcoal Metallic on the instrument panel, center stack and steering wheel
• Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors
• Windows, power front with Express-Down
• Windows, power rear with Express-Down

• Drivetrain, front-wheel drive
• Engine, 1.8L Variable Valve Timing DOHC 4-cylinder (138 hp [102.9 kW]
• Steering, power, non-variable ratio, electro-hydraulic

• Air bags, dual-stage frontal, thorax and pelvic side-impact for driver and front passenger and head curtain side-impact for front and rear outboard seating positions (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. See the vehicle's Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.
• Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
• LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren), for child safety seats in all 3 rear seating positions
• Pedal Release System
• Safety belts, 3-point, driver and right-front passenger, height-adjustable with pretensioners
• Safety belts, 3-point, rear, all seating positions

Model Highlights

The 2008 Saturn Astra is offered in two hatchback body styles--three-door and five-door. Both have a 138-horsepower, 1.8L Ecotec four-cylinder engine underhood, paired with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. The engine has continuously variable valve timing, which helps make it both more responsive and efficient. The Astra has a strut-type suspension in front, with bushings designed to curb noise and vibration, while the rear is of a semi-independent, axle-beam design. Together with the suspension, electro-hydraulic rack-and-pinion steering helps provide sporty handling. Inside, the Astra has sportier, more supportive seats (with more aggressive bolstering on three-doors) than most other cars in its price range, and a tilt/telescopic steering column. The back seat is also split 60/40 and folds flat to expand cargo capacity to nearly 45 cubic feet. Safety features haven't been neglected either. Six air bags are standard, including roof-rail head-curtain air bags and seat-mounted thorax air bags in front. Active head restraints are also included. Anti-lock brakes are standard (they're optional on many small cars), while GM's StabiliTrak stability control system is standard on three-door models and optional on five-doors. The Astra five-door comes in two trim levels, a base XE and sportier XR, while the three-door only comes in the XR trim. The base XE comes with power windows and locks, heated power mirrors, keyless entry, cruise control, remote keyless entry, RainSense wipers, and a six-speaker CD sound system. XR models add alloy wheels, variable-effort steering, 16-inch alloys, projector-beam fog lamps, air conditioning, and an upgraded, seven-speaker sound system with MP3 compatibility. XR three-door models have all of the equipment found on the five-door XR models, plus better-bolstered high-back seats, a sport lowered suspension, exhaust brightwork, quicker-ratio steering, and steering-wheel audio controls. Options include leather seats, an upgraded audio system, a dual-panel power sunroof on the XR five-door, and flashy 18-inch star-spoke alloy wheels on the top XR three-door.