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Hybrid Cell »  Print this post   11 April 2006  The 2007 Saturn
Aura  At the New York Auto Show, GM is unveiling the all-new
2007 Saturn Aura mid-size sedan, based on last year’s concept
car of the same name. Uplevel models of the Aura will feature
GM’s first application of a new six-speed automatic transmission
mated with the 3.6L DOHC V6.  Later in the 2007 model year,
Saturn will offer the Aura Green Line, a 2.4L Ecotec-based
hybrid that will use a powertrain system similar to the Vue
Green Line. (Earlier post.) It marks the first application of a
hybrid powertrain in a production GM passenger car.  The non-
hybrid Aura goes on sale late this summer in two trim levels:
entry and uplevel. Saturn will offer two powertrains at launch:
a standard entry-level 3.5L V6 wi