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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

GM Saturn Hybrid VUE

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

As one of the GM employees at the event told me, “ We can make each car great, we don’t have to worry about cannibalizing sales from a sister vehicle. ”. As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. During my test drive I drove a 3.2

GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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