This compact-class SUV goes by the alphanumeric tag of X3. Think of it as a raucous sports car with a wagon's boxy utility bay. Read More »

BMW's X5-Series of sport-activity wagons repeat as the X5 3.0i and X5 4.4i but with an onboard computer now standard equipment. Both versions look remarkably like one of BMW's big sports sedans, only jacked up with a wagon's cargo compartment at the tail. Read More »

A face-lift marks BMW's full-size 7-Series luxury/performance sedans and with it comes two powerful engines. Models include the V8-powered 750i and stretched 750Li, plus V12 versions of 760i and 760Li. Read More »

Mid-size 645Ci models -- a hardtop coupe or soft top convertible -- switch to a new name as the 650i due to a new powertrain aboard with engine Start/Stop button. The 4.8-liter V8 generates 360 hp with transmission choices including a ZF six-speed electronic automatic with Steptronic manual mode. Read More »

BMW's mid-size cars grow for 2006 with three new all-wheel-drive (AWD) models. There are two sedans labeled 525xi and 530xi and a five-door sport wagon as the 530xi. Rear-wheel-drive (RWD) sedans include the 525i, 530i and top-trim 550i. Read More »

The 3-Series string of compact cars from BMW includes four-door sedans, a five-door sport wagon plus two-door coupes or convertibles. Read More »

The compact-class coupe and convertible from BMW in 2006 extend issues of 2005 but add three new shades to the palette of body paints -- Quartz Blue, Monaco Blue and Deep Green. Read More »

A line of ultra performance cars from BMW continues with the M3 coupe and convertible, but a new M5 model arrives with massive firepower. Nomenclature for the series uses the alphabetical designation of M, as in muscle. The number 5 signifies BMW's mid-size 5-Series car based on the new 550i sedan, and a 3 represents the 3-Series coupe and convertible. Read More »

Acura's car-based (crossover) SUV tips toward performance, as the MDX name means Multi-Dimensional Cross-Trainer in the image of a toned athlete. However, MDX is also a refined luxury SUV with AWD traction and a cabin stuffed with appointments and three rows of flexible seats. Read More »

The RL is Acura's top model, a lavishly equipped full-size sedan, packs a powerful engine and an intelligent all-wheel-drive (AWD) system which can disburses the engine's torque not only to wheels fore and aft but the left or right ones too. RL's aluminum V6 plant, displacing 3.5 liters with drive-by-wire throttle and VTEC (Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control) system, nets 290 hp for 2006. Read More »