The Saturn Aura XE is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.4 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) at 6400 rpm and 217 Nm (160 lbft/22.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1559 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2852 mm | 112.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Length | 4826 mm | 190 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1559 kg | 3437 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2384 cc (145.481 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 98 mm
3.46 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.2 kW/litre 71 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.02 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143.8 kPa (165.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 596 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.52 kg/kW 20.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/33 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/14.0 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/39.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/33.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226358 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Saturn Aura XE added 2010-12-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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