Description: Minivan Base MSRP Range: $28,110 – $33,855 Invoice Price Range: $25,440 – $30,639 Where built: USA Terraza is the name picked for Buick’s first minivan, which pops up as a 2005 model under the description of a crossover sport van (CSV). Its wheelbase stretches for nine inches longer than other GM minivans and the big cabin has a capacity ... Read More »

Description: Premium Mid-Size Wagon Base MSRP Range: $29,150 – $47,250 Invoice Price Range: $27,047 – $43,265 Where built: Germany As a bridge between a low-slung pavement cruiser, and a high-clearance SUV, this crossover vehicle blends a sporty sedan and sport-utility to form an AWD estate wagon with pneumatic suspension to move the chassis up or down to one of four ... Read More »

New Car Overview of the 2005 Audi A6 Premium Mid-Size Sedan and Wagon Description: Premium Mid-Size Sedan and Wagon Base MSRP Range: $40,900 – $50,500 Invoice Price Range: $37,255 – $46,583 Where built: Germany The A6 mid-size sedans from Audi stand in size between the compact A4, and the full-size A8. The A6 series begins a new generation of models ... Read More »

New Car Overview of the 2005 Audi A8 and A8L Premium Full-Size Sedan Description: Premium Full-Size Sedan Base MSRP Range: $66,590 – $69,900 Invoice Price Range: $62,274 – $65,352 Where built: Germany Audi’s large-car A8 series — cast on a unitized space frame structure composed of lightweight aluminum, then fitted with sophisticated mechanical systems and extravagant luxuries — now comes ... Read More »

New Car Overview of the 2005 BMW 3 Series Near-Luxury Compact Sedan, Wagon, Coupe, and Convertible Description: Near-Luxury Compact Sedan, Wagon, Coupe, and Convertible Base MSRP Range: $29,300 – $55,800 Invoice Price Range: $28,825 – $50,940 Where built: Germany, South Africa Anchoring BMW’s line, the extensive 3-Series string of compact cars includes a four-door sedan, five-door station wagon, and two-door ... Read More »

New Car Overview of the 2005 BMW X5 Mid-Size Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle Description: Mid-Size Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $41,700 – $70,100 Invoice Price Range: $38,105 – $63,950 Where built: USA BMW’s X5 Series of sport-activity wagons repeat as the X5 3.0i and X5 4.4i but with new cabin trim and more standard equipment aboard. Both versions ... Read More »

The plush sport-utility vehicle from Acura aligns toward performance, as its name -- MDX -- means Multi-Dimensional Cross-Trainer in the image of a toned athlete accomplished in various sports. Acura slants MDX as a refined luxury SUV with AWD traction and the cabin stuffed with refined appointments and three rows of flexible seats. Read More »

Acura defines the sleek and chic 3.2TL as a mid-size performance sedan for the near-luxury category. Read More »

Acura, a line of performance and luxury vehicles derived from Honda of Japan, delivers a diverse menu of models to the class of 2005. Leading the line is Acura's elegant full-size flagship 3.5RL sedan, which emerges in a second-generation design packing a powerful new engine and an intelligent all-wheel-drive (AWD) system which disburses the engine's torque not only to wheels fore and aft, but left or right too to maneuver like a sticky race car. Read More »

Recent Poll Shows Little-to-No Improvement From Prior Year Biggest Gripes: Time Consuming Process and Lack of Trustworthy Salesperson Read More »