Packed under the hood of our Saturn Aura XR was a 252-horsepower 3.6-liter V6, an engine that proved completely capable of scooting the 3,647-lb. sedan around town with easy, jumped up to highway speeds without hesitation, and dug down deep for impromptu lane changes at a moment’s notice. The refined V6 was hampered by torque steer and a six-speed automatic transmission that had a few issues. We occasionally noticed delayed and abrupt shifts, and the counterintuitive steering wheel paddles were not fun to use. Only functional when the gear lever was in M, a push equaled an upshift and a pull was a downshift – we prefer each side dedicated to either upshifting or downshifting. We recorded 17.2 mpg over the course of one week.