Mitsubishi's glitzy mid-size sedan for 2006 trims as Galant DX the price leader and popular equipment ES, luxury-laced LS and top-end GTS. Cabin decor varies, beginning with a black treatment for DX, metallic silver highlights on ES and fine leather for GTS. Read More »

This affordable luxury sedan, the Zephyr, is helping Lincoln shed its stodgy image as a brand for limousine companies and AARP members. It's an impressive ride. Light maple trim is one of three stylish options for the Lincoln Zephyr's interior. It looks like it belongs on an expensive piece of Scandinavian furniture. Read More »

With a long and broad body-on-frame structure, V8 power and classic rear-wheel-drive (RWD) traction, Mercury's Grand Marquis sedan carries up to six adults and a load of luggage. Read More »

Mercury's new hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) off the Mariner crossover SUV has a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine aboard that drinks gasoline plus a battery-powered electric motor. Read More »

Mid-size Mountaineer the Mercury SUV returns in 2006 with fresh sheetmetal styling, a revamped cabin with three rows of seats, new powertrain selections and more on-board amenities, such as power-controlled running boards tucked into rocker panels. Read More »

Mercury's premium sedan has the body of a mid-size model but the cabin of a big car with seats for five plus luxury gear and an enormous trunk with large-car capacity. Read More »

This scissor-door supercar -- dubbed the SLR McLaren -- is based on a monocoque structure made from ultra-stiff carbon-fiber composites and it carries a supercharged aluminum 5.4-liter V8 engine hand-built by Mercedes-Benz's performance gurus at AMG. Read More »

Compact-size C Class cars by Mercedes consist strictly of four-door sedans for 2006. Read More »

The SLK Class of two-seat roadsters provides a pop-top lid which stows in the trunk and three sophisticated powertrain options. Read More »

Both hard and soft tops apply to mid-size CLK Class cars. Convertibles, derived from the hardtop coupes, are cut to airy drop-tops by German car crafter Karmann. Three two-door coupes appear this year, as do three convertibles. Read More »