Future Opel Vectra Caught Testing in the U.S.

igilant spy photographers snapped these photos of the next-generation Opel Vectra during hot-weather testing this week. Although the Opel brand is not sold in the U.S., GM is using its German subsidiary to funnel new products to its Saturn brand in the U.S.

Both the current Aura and the Vue are based on Opel models in Europe, while the upcoming Astra hatchback is nearly a direct carryover from its Opel counterpart

Expect to see the next-generation Saturn Aura debut with only minor changes from the Vectra shown here. It's still a couple years off, so the Saturn version won't be here until the beginning of the next decade at the earliest.