2007 Saturn Aura Consumer Reviews Page 5

Love my Aura XR

Written by: drwilsc on 10/14/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I have had my Aura XR for about 6 weeks. The 3.6L engine is very powerful and provides nice acceleration both off the line and on highways. The TAP-shift auto-manual is neat and fun to play with. The seats are comfortable. It handles crisply, like a German sports sedan. The ride is firm but not harsh. The stereo has a nice sound quality, also has available XM radio. The trunk is adequate.

Favorite Features

The powerful 252-hp 3.6L engine Secutiry of OnStar, free the first year.

Suggested Improvements

Fuel economy could be better, perhaps via cylinder deactivation. The interior door panels are a bit plain.

7 out 7 people found this review helpful

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I'm impressed

Written by: Great Aura XR on 10/11/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I took some time to write this review to help evaluate this car. I've got 4000 miles on it and can't be happier. Driving it is wonderfully fun.

Favorite Features

The engine. The responsive ride and handling. The safety features. XM radio and the stereo.

Suggested Improvements

A bigger trunk.

4 out 5 people found this review helpful

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Rethink American is so true

Written by: jsurgener on 10/10/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)

Review

Great car I never thought of myself as a Saturn person, but the first time I drove this car I loved it. Honda, Toyota and VW don't even come close to how fun this car is to drive. I test drove all of them and the Aura is the way to go. The Aura got 5 stars in all the crash tests except for a 4 star on rollover.

Favorite Features

Sunroof, OnStar, performance

Suggested Improvements

A little better gas mileage

3 out 3 people found this review helpful

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Fun, Fast, and Fierce!

Written by: MM on 10/03/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I've been test driving cars for months now and taking the wheel at many varities of autos. The Aura was by far my favorite, so I took the plunge the other night after seeing the massive rebates put out. I have a feeling I will not regret it. I have a grey/black leather combo with multiple add on features (including the Panoramic Roof) and have loved every mile. It's quiet, feels sturdy and tight on the road. The mileage is OK, but it's a V6! The exterior is fierce with the alloys and leds. I love the interior lighting and read-ability and user friendliness of the panels. If you're going to do a midsized sedan, do it right and get an Aura fully loaded for less than a mediocre Camry/Accord.

Favorite Features

Panoramic roof, remote start, OnStar, no-hands phone, steering wheel controls, lighting, leather, heated seats, alloy rims, quiet/safe ride, user-friendliness of everything!

Suggested Improvements

None thus far. It's a fantastic car for the money and model-size it's targeted to.

10 out 13 people found this review helpful

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Love my Aura

Written by: Debbie on 09/26/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)

Review

I have had my Saturn Aura XE now for 1 month. I cannot say enough about it. It is beautiful to look at, fun to drive and well worth the value for the price. No one can believe that its a Saturn. Everybody that looks at it says "Thats a Saturn? Saturn sure has come a long way." I don't understand that because I previously owned an Ion and loved it as well.

Favorite Features

Morocan Brown leather interior. All of the chrome details it has. The 18" wheels, and of course the sunroof.

Suggested Improvements

Make a larger glove box, it isn't deep enough. Better gas mileage, I drive around town all the time and get approx. 17 miles per gallon.A better sounding stereo, it just doesn't have as much bass as I like.

4 out 5 people found this review helpful

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From BMW to Saturn--with pleasure

Written by: usaroxs on 09/25/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I have driven BMWs since 1992 and I thought I would never buy an American car. I saw an Aura at a picnic, parked along the side of the road and I thought it looked liked an Lexus. I couldn't believe it was a Saturn. I drove down to the dealership on Sunday and owned my new 3.6L XR, fully loaded Aura on Monday. I continue to hear from people that they can't believe that a BMW enthusiast could switch to Saturn--but it only takes one ride and a price difference of over 20,000 between the two cars to convince everyone that this was a wise choice. I'm impressed with the comfort, quiet ride and accessories. There are more accessories available than I could get in a BMW 5 series.

Favorite Features

My favorite feature is the XM Radio, 5 disk changer sound system. I can't get enough of XM. I'm also impressed with the interior room, particularly for a $25,000 car.

Suggested Improvements

I would put a bit more attention to detail on the interior coverings. The leather seats are fantastic and very comfortable, but the doors need some more attention. I agree with Edmunds that GM should consider a rear armrest when there are two passengers in the back.

5 out 6 people found this review helpful

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Tough to beat

Written by: gvreid on 09/21/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Bought the fully loaded version. Absolutely love this car, particularly on long highway drives. Effortless power and great passing ability. Great value for the money. Very classy and sporty at the same time. My wife wants to trade cars with me. No deal.

Favorite Features

Love those 18 inch wheels, classy looking interior. Electronic stability control. Handles nicely on corners at speed.

Suggested Improvements

The power driver seat would benefit from having two memory positions. It is a pain to reset the seat after my much shorter wife has been driving my car. The front passenger seat would benefit from lumbar support and an overhead handle to help passengers exit the car.

7 out 8 people found this review helpful

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For the money cannot beat

Written by: Jim Gould on 09/20/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I bought my XR new. went to buy a BMW 328i and left with the Aura. I love almost everything about the car including, XM radio, OnStar, sunroof, rear audio system and quality leather. My biggest 2 complaints are the 6 speed auto needs to be reprogrammed as sometimes it takes too much effort to downshift. Second the mixed gas mileage is terrible. 16-17 mpg in mixed driving. However, if you look at the price verse what you get overall it is the best sedan on the market. I would recommend.

Favorite Features

XM radio, OnStar, sunroof, quality leather

Suggested Improvements

Gas mileage and gear shift schedule

5 out 7 people found this review helpful

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Aura Design/Build Defect ( ??? )

Written by: dinoF on 09/15/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I am revising my earlier review of a 9.0 overall rating. My XR underdoor rocker panels (plastic) are beginning to pull away from the car body (steel) creating a 1/4 inch gap and exposing the rocker panel fasteners. Dealer had no fix and said it could be a build, vibration, or design problem. Problem began to occur at about 3,000 miles. What will these panels look like at 30,000 miles ? Anyone else have this problem?

Favorite Features

Great car aside from the separating rocker panels. Fun to drive.

Suggested Improvements

Fix or redesign underdoor rocker panels. Add Gear Shift Position display to instrument panel. Improve gas mileage.

13 out 14 people found this review helpful

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Mixed bag - some outstanding parts

Written by: Redmond on 09/13/2007

Vehicle

2007 Saturn Aura XR 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)

Review

It is a powerful, smooth, great- handling sedan with great performance. It is rock-solid and very quiet inside. The interior design is very attractive, although it becomes bland as you live with it. The comfort of the front seats and the quality of the interior materials is lacking, especially the cheap plasticky center console. I keep expecting it to just break off its mounts. The seats also seem to have a certain amount of unpleasant rocking on thier base -makes car feel cheap. Sound system is excellent. Exterior styling is nicely upscale, and I like my massive rims.

Favorite Features

The best seat heaters of any car we've owned, excellent sound system, powerful smooth engine/transmission combo, exterior styling

Suggested Improvements

GM - learn to assemble a car. The panels on this car (hood, trunk, tailights, bumpers) are out of alignment. The dashboard was installed crooked, and the right rear pax door trim is misaligned, scraping the surrounding trim. Middle vent in dash is very annoying - it always blows.

11 out 11 people found this review helpful

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