This engine was first used in the Cadillac CTS as well as the Cadillac STS and marks its third use in a North American GM car. The XR was fitted with the 3.6 L DOHC V6 with VVT, rated at 252 hp (188 kW) at 6200 rpm and 251 lb⋅ft (340 N⋅m) of torque at 3100 rpm. The Insignia subsequently became the fifth-generation Buick Regal. The Aura was discontinued after the 2009 model year, followed by the Saturn division itself in 2010 - with a second-generation Aura based on the Insignia due to be released. The Aura, developed on the GM Epsilon platform, was available only as a sedan and was built at the Kansas City, Kansas, Fairfax Assembly plant. Also introduced was the 3.5 L V6 with 219 hp (163 kW), down from 224 in 2007 in the XE, and the hybrid 164 hp (122 kW) 2.4 L inline-4, down from 170 hp (127 kW), in the Green Line. That powertrain was offered in the production model known as the XR. The concept used a 252 hp (186 kW) 3.6 L V6 and a new 6T70 six-speed automatic transmission. The Saturn Aura was the 2007 North American Car of the Year. Reaction to the Aura was positive, both in terms of reviews and sales. The Aura was part of a product rejuvenation for Saturn, intended to make the brand profitable and competitive with European imports. Īlthough Saturn had not originally intended to use the Aura name for the production vehicle, the concept vehicle proved popular and the name was retained. The Aura superseded the Saturn L-Series, which was discontinued after the 2005 model year. As the largest sedan in the Saturn range, production commencing in North America in the summer of 2006 for the 2007 model year.

The Aura debuted as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in January 2005, followed by the production model which debuted at the 2006 New York Auto Show. The car launched one year before the seventh generation Chevrolet Malibu its most closely related platform companion. The Saturn Aura is a four-door, five-passenger front engine/front-wheel drive mid-sized sedan manufactured and marketed by GM's Saturn subsidiary over a single generation from 2006–2009.

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