| Saturn has recently announced that the new 2007 | | | | power system for use by other vehicles. |
| Aura Green Line hybrid will be available at a starting | | | | Aura Green’s hybrid powertrain delivers 164 |
| price of $22,695 inclusive of the destination charge, | | | | horsepower or 122 kW at 6400 rpm and 159 lb-ft or |
| making it as the lowest-priced hybrid on the market. | | | | 215 Nm of peak torque at 5000 rpm. The concept for |
| Aside from its value-focused price, the Internal | | | | the Saturn’s new hybrid sedan is based on the |
| Revenue Service has also certified the Aura Green | | | | all-new Aura midsize sedan which won the 2007 North |
| Line buyers to a tax credit of $1,300. | | | | American Car of the Year award. The Green Line |
| Saturn General Manager, Jill Lajdziak said, “The | | | | features the same list of comprehensive package that |
| Aura Green Line is a great value among the hybrids in | | | | earned Aura full five stars in government side-impact |
| the mid-size car segment. With starting sticker price | | | | and frontal crash tests making it as one of the safest |
| over $2,000 less than any mid-sized hybrid sedan and | | | | vehicles available. Some of the standard features |
| a $1,300 tax credit, it makes true hybrid fuel savings | | | | included in the Aura Green are as follows: dual-stage |
| available to more people than ever before.” | | | | front, side head-curtain and front seat thorax |
| The Saturn Aura Green Line receives an official EPA | | | | protection air bags, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, |
| fuel economy rating of 28 mpg for city driving and 35 | | | | StabiliTrak electronic stability control, and GM’s |
| mpg for highway driving which represents up to 30 | | | | OnStar safety and security system. The Aura Green |
| percent improvement in EPA combined fuel economy | | | | will also be equipped with original GM parts that are |
| compared to the non-hybrid Aura XE model depending | | | | renowned for quality and durability like GM shock |
| on the driving conditions. | | | | absorbers which disperse or absorb energy and in the |
| The Saturn Aura Green Line is assembled at the | | | | process prevents the uncontrollable movements of the |
| Fairfax Plant of General Motors in Kansas City, Kan | | | | vehicle especially when driving on uneven road |
| and is now ready to hit various Saturn Retail facilities. | | | | surfaces. |
| What makes the Saturn Aura Green Line different | | | | The Aura Green is just one of the four hybrids that |
| from the other hybrid out there? The hybrid system | | | | Saturn has previously announced together with the |
| used in the Aura combines sophisticated controls with | | | | 2007 Vue Green Line which was launched last |
| a precise electric motor/generator mated to a 2.4 liter | | | | summer. The Vue Green Line employs the same |
| engine. The system offers a fuel economy gains by | | | | hybrid technology used on the Aura Green and |
| providing electric power assist during acceleration and | | | | provides an EPA highway fuel economy rating of 32 |
| an early fuel cut-off during deceleration with torque | | | | mpg. |
| leveling and by shutting the engine off at idle. The | | | | Saturn for 2008 will offer the Vue Green Line with the |
| hybrid system of Aura also captures electrical energy | | | | first front-wheel-drive application of GM’s new, |
| through regenerative braking. | | | | 2-mode hybrid system and plug-in technology. Its |
| Regenerative braking according to Wikipedia is system | | | | Lithium-ion battery pack, which hopefully will be ready |
| that reduces the vehicle’s speed by converting its | | | | soon, along with some powerful electric motors plus |
| kinetic energy into electrical energy. This electrical | | | | highly efficient electronics, will help the Vue to obtain a |
| energy is stored for future use or fed back into a | | | | much higher fuel economy. |