The Aura is also very heavy at over 3600 pounds, more than 300 over a Mercury Milan. That does a lot to remove the horsepower advantage.
The handling and the flimsy uncomfortable interior were the car's major shortcomings. Lacking features like all door unlock from the key cylinder, a rear seat armrest, in-trunk one touch folding rear seats (and the shallow useless trunk in general) also place this car as an also-ran in the family car class.
