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Saturn Aura Green Line becomes the lowest priced hybrid
In order to compete with other hybrid in its class, Saturn announced today that their new 2007 Aura Green Line hybrid is the lowest-priced hybrid car on the market with an MSRP of $22,695. Buyers of the 2007 Aura Green Line will also qualify for a $1,300 tax credit. The Aura Green Line’s EPA fuel economy rating of 28 mpg in the city and 35 mpg on the highway with a 2.4 liter engine that produces 164 horsepower with 159 lb.-ft. of peak torque at 5000 rpm.

Press Release:

Detroit — Saturn announced today that the new 2007 Aura Green Line hybrid’s MSRP will start at $22,695 (including destination charge), making it the lowest-priced hybrid on the market for 2007.

In addition to its value-focused price, the Internal Revenue Service has certified that Aura Green Line buyers will qualify for a tax credit of $1,300.

“The Aura Green Line is a great value among the hybrids in the mid-size car segment,” said Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak. “With a starting sticker price over $2,000 less than any mid-sized hybrid sedan and a $1,300 tax credit, it makes true hybrid fuel savings available to more people than ever before.”

The Aura Green Line’s EPA fuel economy rating of 28 mpg in the city and 35 mpg on the highway represents up to a 30 percent improvement in EPA combined fuel economy compared to the non-hybrid Aura XE model (depending on driving conditions).

The Aura is assembled at the General Motors Fairfax Plant in Kansas City , Kan. , and Green Line hybrid models are beginning to arrive at Saturn retail facilities.

The hybrid system in the Aura combines sophisticated controls with a precise electric motor/generator mated to a 2.4-liter engine. The system delivers fuel economy gains by providing electric power assist during acceleration, through early fuel cut-off during deceleration with torque smoothing and by shutting the engine off at idle. The system also captures electrical energy through regenerative braking. The vehicle’s hybrid powertrain produces 164 horsepower (122 kW) at 6400 rpm and 159 lb.-ft. (215 Nm) of peak torque at 5000 rpm.

Saturn’s new hybrid sedan is based on the all-new Aura midsize sedan, which garnered the 2007 North American Car of the Year award. The Green Line features the same comprehensive safety package that earned Aura a full five stars in government frontal and side-impact crash tests, placing it among the safest vehicles available. (Visit safercar.gov for details.) Key standard features include dual-stage front, side head-curtain and front-seat thorax protection air bags; StabiliTrak electronic stability control; four-wheel disc brakes with ABS; and GM’s OnStar safety and security system.

The Aura Green Line is one of four hybrids that Saturn has announced. The 2007 Vue Green Line, which debuted last summer using the same hybrid technology as the Aura Green Line, provides the highest EPA estimated highway fuel economy of any SUV at 32 mpg.

In 2008, Saturn will offer the Vue Green Line with the first front-wheel-drive application of GM’s new, 2-mode hybrid system that is expected to deliver up to a 45-percent improvement in combined city and highway fuel economy compared with the non-hybrid Vue.

A plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, is also in development for the Vue. This hybrid SUV will use a modified version of GM’s 2-mode hybrid system and plug-in technology. A Lithium-ion battery pack, when ready, along with highly efficient electronics and powerful electric motors, will achieve even greater increases in fuel economy.

Complete information on the Aura Green Line and the rest of Saturn’s lineup can be found on the Web at http://www.saturn.com/.

About Saturn:

General Motors’ Saturn brand markets vehicles in the U.S. and Canada through a network of about 500 retailers, with a focus on providing innovative products with solid value and excellent customer service. In 2006, Saturn undertook a major revitalization of its portfolio with four new vehicles: the Sky roadster, the Aura midsize sedan, the Vue Green Line hybrid and the larger Outlook crossover. Saturn continues its aggressive growth plans in 2007, with the all-new 2008 Vue compact crossover (Spring 2007) and the new 2008 Astra small car (Fall 2007). Read Article
Saturn Aura Green Line becomes the lowest priced hybrid



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1970toyotamarc1970toyotamarc - 3/19/2007 2:42:48 PM
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28/35 isnt that great, why dont they offer an Aura 4 cylinder as the base model? A base Camry PZEV gets 24/33, while a hybrid Camry gets 40/38.

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cdokecdoke - 3/19/2007 2:58:00 PMView My AgentSpace
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I'm impressed. I created a spreadsheet to analyze hybrid economics including time value of money the last time luxury hybrids were looked at. It was submitted to 009, but to my knowledge the results have not been posted. Putting this information into it, assuming a 10% discount rate, fuel price $2.17 and rise at 4% [something which is standard in many of the models used in my field, but is subject to much debate], and comparison with the Saturn Aura Xe [20 CTY, 30 HWY MPG], you get a rather interesting result.

With these, the payout crossover relative to the non-hybrid version, is almost right at 2 years: which is much better than any of the other models which I ran earlier for the luxury market [by almost 3 years].

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cdokecdoke - 3/19/2007 2:59:31 PMView My AgentSpace
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That does incidentally, include the tax credit inserted at 1 year [the model periods are in 12 month increments]


Agent63Agent63 - 3/19/2007 4:26:37 PMView My AgentSpace
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Despite the very affordable hybrid car the new look for the Saturn lineup is even better. I think the Aura looks good for a Saturn.

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Will_Will_ - 3/19/2007 6:00:36 PM
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It's a GM car, of course it's going to be the "cheapest." Anyone looking for a good deal, picks up a GM product.

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aznstuartaznstuart - 3/19/2007 7:29:53 PM
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The Aura is crap. The Accord Hybrid V6 with 253hp get the same ratings but with almost 90 more hp.

They can price it cheap cuz it's a "mild" hybrid. The full blown hybrids like the civic and prius are the ones worth looking at. This is just America's lame attempt at a hybrid. And most of the technology is probably copied from Toyota.

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RenegadeRenegade - 3/20/2007 8:43:47 AM
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Ok, aznstuart. If someone is seriously considering a hybrid, they're not likely to have horsepower at the top of their reason for purchase. Fuel economy is going to be there. HP will be down the list.

The Aura, with an MSRP of around $23K seems to make a lot more sense than an Accord at $31K+.

Let's remember that the Accord is also essentially a mild hybrid. It is just V6 based instead of an I4.

If you want to make your point about Civic/Prius being true hybrids and the way to go, don't water down your argument by sounding like a moron. Just state it with a little bit of support and move on.
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