Hi Yungwirth, I too am disappointed - see my MPGs tracked under OurGL. My overall is 23.4 at present but that includes some long trips. I find that freeway cruising gets pretty decent economy but short trips and commutes are regularly under 20. I added notes to each tank so if you hover over 'more' you can read them. Basically what I'm seeing is city MPG's of around 18-21, with some dropping as low as 16 on pure short start/stops, and up to around 28-29 on unimpeded flat freeway, the latter being OK with me; however, we didn't buy it for freeway cruising - we were looking for improved town use and that I share your concerns about.

I consider the true sticker to be 20+/- city to 28+/- highway. The 27/32 is hogwash. This comment will invite the usual diatribes about 'your mileage may vary', and 'it's not Saturn's fault - it's the EPA', but I can assure the apologists out there that the dealerships will draw your attention to the EPA as a sales point. I'm working with Saturn on the poor city MPG's, and to their credit they've been as helpful as possible, but it would seem that we're all tending to agree that city is 20+/- with variations depending on the usual factors. 50/50 city/highway comes in around 24+/-.

That aside, I do think it's a very good engine, well paired with the vehicle size, and the electric motor does give a nice boost at the right time. I found the v6 too much for the car (we traded in a 2003 v6 AWD) with some nasty torque steer and rough sound, and the i4 rather underpowered. Saturn probably would have been best to emphasize the BAS as a performance boost rather than a gas saver, the latter only serving to disappoint folk, whereas the former would have been touted as a great feature.