GM lost their way with Saturn. The original mission statement involved producing innovative, well constructed economical cars to compete with Japanese imports. That they did with the original SL sedan, coupe and wagon. Then came the bloat with cars that didn’t conform to the brand vision. Rebadged European Opels, rebadged GMC Acadias, it no longer made sense. Didn’t help that the restyle of the SL was butt ugly, either. Had they stuck with the original intent of the brand, introduced hybrid gas/electric via Saturn, introduced full-on electric via Saturn, introduced small diesels, etc. it would still be around, imho.
Yes, I think your assessment is correct.
I’m actually thinking of buying a diesel powered car.
I need mileage mileage mileage.
I think my saturn got about 27 mpg highway.