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Oldsmobile's original intention for the second generation was to move the Aurora further upmarket, retaining its V8-only drivetrain and sharing a platform with the new Buick Riviera, as with the first gen Aurora. This would have created more room within the Oldsmobile line for a four-door Eighty-Eight successor to be marketed as the "[[Oldsmobile Antares|Antares]]" (though there was talk of naming it the Aurora V-6 or Aurora 6, as the Antares name was not liked during focus group testing);<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=1996-08-25 |title=WHAT'S IN A NAME? OLDS PONDERS MONIKER FOR 88 REPLACEMENT |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/08/25/whats-in-a-name-olds-ponders-moniker-for-88-replacement/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>; this platform was known internally as "G-plus".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mateja |first=Jim |date=1992-09-21 |title=NEW OLDSMOBILE CHIEF ISN'T READY FOR DIVISION TO DRIVE OFF INTO |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/09/21/new-oldsmobile-chief-isnt-ready-for-division-to-drive-off-into/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=1993-06-17 |title=OLDS TO COMBINE NINETY EIGHT, EIGHTY EIGHT 'G-PLUS' PLATFORM |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/06/17/olds-to-combine-ninety-eight-eighty-eight-g-plus-platform/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=1996-09-29 |title=THE FALL LINE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/09/29/the-fall-line/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=1995-10-01 |title=AUTUMN TEASE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/10/01/autumn-tease/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Buick dropped its Riviera development plans at the same time Oldsmobile faced fiscal trouble.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=1998-09-24 |title=ANOTHER BIG CAR BITES THE DUST: GM DECIDES THAT'S ALL FOR RIVIERA |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/09/24/another-big-car-bites-the-dust-gm-decides-thats-all-for-riviera/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> The division was then forced to re-engineer the Antares into an acceptable Aurora in a short time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Epp |first=Peter |date=22 March 2021 |title=Aurora sales never matched its' praise |url=https://www.chathamthisweek.com/opinion/columnists/aurora-sales-never-matched-its-praise |website=Chatham-Kent This Week}}</ref> Still using the G-body design, the re-engineered Aurora was the result, retaining its 4.0 V8 Northstar mounted to a 4T80-E automatic transmission.
The second generation Aurora also offered a [[V6 engine]], the [[Northstar engine series#LX5 (Shortstar)|LX5]], a version of the DOHC Aurora V8 with six cylinders. The V6-powered Aurora was manufactured solely for model years 2001–2002, with production ending in mid-2002.
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