Vehicle
Saturn Aura
The mid-size saloon, and mechanically a Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 of the same year on GM's Epsilon platform — three badges, one car, and the Malibu is where the information is. The Green Line is a belt-alternator-starter mild hybrid rather than a full one, which is worth knowing because its 36-volt system produces charging and stop-start codes on a car that otherwise looks entirely conventional.
Generations
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First generation 2007–2009
A Malibu and a G6 under a third badge; the Green Line's belt-alternator-starter mild hybrid is the only part that is not shared.
- Ecotec (badge, not an engine)
- High Feature V6 (LFX / LY7 / LF1)
- High Value V6 (LX9 / LZ9)
- LAF (Ecotec, 2.0–2.4) 2.4 L
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- GM Epsilon
- Engines
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- 2.4 Ecotec — LE5 · petrol · 122–126 kW (164–169 hp) · 216–217 Nm (159–160 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — LZ4 · petrol · 163 kW (219 hp) · 297 Nm (219 lb-ft)
- 3.6 V6 — LY7 · petrol · 188 kW (252 hp) · 340 Nm (251 lb-ft) · XR
- 2.4 Ecotec hybrid — LE9 · mild hybrid · Green Line, belt-alternator-starter
- Transmissions
- 4-speed 4T45-E automatic · 6-speed 6T70 automatic · 6-speed 6T40 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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