Editing Saturn Corporation (section)

=== Intermediate Models ===
The first significant change in Saturn's lineup came with the 2000 [[Saturn L-Series]] mid-size car. It shared the [[GM2900 platform]] with the [[Opel Vectra]], along with its engine. It was built at a GM factory in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. The 2000 model year cars were designated LS-1 (4 cylinder) and LS-2 (6 cylinder.) Since Lincoln-Mercury owned the LS designator, and to prevent a lawsuit, Saturn changed the designators to L200 and L300 for the model years 2001–2005. The Saturn L200 was discontinued after the 2003 model year. This shift in production marked a significant change to Saturn's treatment as a pseudo-independent company from General Motors, which would only intensify with time.
[[File:Saturn Vue 2002-05.JPG|left|thumb|220x220px|The first generation Saturn Vue]]
Saturn introduced its long-awaited SUV model in 2002 with the release of the [[Saturn Vue#First generation (2002)|first generation Saturn Vue]]. The design featured a 5-door spaceframe layout with the plastic body panels long-familiar to the brand. The Vue released with, similarly to the L-Series, an Ecotec I4 ([[GM Ecotec engine#L61|L61]]) and V6 ([[General Motors 54° V6 engine#L81|L81]]). In an unorthodox move for the traditionally American-branded, Japanese-competitive brand, the Vue shed the L81 V6 option in 2004, instead opting for a Honda [[Honda J engine#J35A3|J35S1]] V6. The I4 also could be coupled with GM's first passenger car CVT, albeit for only three years, as by 2005 the CVT option had been discontinued due to poor dependability. Both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive were available, though for the first year and a half of sales, the V6 option was AWD exclusively. 2004 brought about the [[Saturn Vue#Red Line|Red Line model]], as well, which featured the same Honda V6 in addition to an AWD powertrain, lower suspension, larger wheels, different body cosmetics, and an overall more luxurious interior. In late 2006, the [[Saturn Vue#Green Line|Vue Green Line]] was released as a mild hybrid model, featuring a 2.4L Ecotec I4 ([[GM Ecotec engine#LE5|LE5]]), however now also with an electric motor's assistance. The Vue would be carried over into a second generation following 2007, even retaining its model trim levels, but it would not retain the definite Saturn-brand elements of the first generation. It would go on to lose its spaceframe construction and plastic body paneling in favor of the cues of the [[Opel Antara]], that being the model it was badge-engineered from.
[[File:2006 Saturn ION•2 Quad Coupe, front right, 04-17-2023.jpg|thumb|The Saturn ION Quad Coupe]]
In 2003, the [[Saturn Ion|Saturn ION]] replaced the S-Series compact, marking the end of Saturn's fully-original car designs. The Vue was left as the most original Saturn production, albeit even that used both global GM and Honda engines rather than in-house designs. Production of the Saturn ION was temporarily stopped for three weeks in 2003 due to Saturn dealerships having an overstock of ION vehicles.

The Saturn L-Series was discontinued after the 2005 model year due to poor sales, one year after [[Oldsmobile]] had been discontinued.