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To make it as a smart deal, vehicles must have better-than-average crash test scores from NHTSA and the IIHS, and rate a combined 20 miles-per-gallon by the EPA. Smart deal cars must also be clean-running, with a minimum rating of "6" on the EPA's pollution index. Finally, a smart deal car is required to carry a discount, either by dealer incentive, automaker rebate or special finance rate. Regional differences may apply, and though we list expiration dates, rebates can end at any time. And though we list sticker prices on the following pages, be sure to use the invoice price as your starting point.

THE cheery people at the dealership still clap and sing and take your picture when you buy a new Saturn, though I wonder how they have mustered their enthusiasm for the last 10 years. Saturn has long suffered as General Motors’ most pathetic brand, with neither the sales nor products to truly justify its continued existence. Those pumped-up salespe