The 1.6-liter four-cylinder CVVT plant produces 110 hp and employs a five-speed manual transmission or optional electronically controlled four-speed automatic. Read More »
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Feed Subscription2006 Kia Amanti Full-Size Luxury Sedan
Stretching long and looking elegant with sculptured styling drawn from classic luxury touring sedans from Europe, Amanti measures up to large-car status and carries trappings of a premium luxury model. Read More »
2006 Kia Spectra5 Compact 5-Door Hatchback
A five-door hatchback variation of the Spectra sedan mixes spry road manners of a small FWD sports sedan with the cargo capacity of a pint-size SUV and the miserly fuel efficiency of an economy car. Read More »
2006 Kia Spectra Compact Sedan
Spectra is a shapely four-door sedan for the compact class stocking a respectable powerplant with FWD traction, noteworthy standard safety systems and value-packed price points honed to a competitive edge. Read More »
2006 Kia Optima Mid-Size Sedan
Kia's mid-size sedan looks stylish, puts comfy seats in a spacious cabin and brings two engine choices including a V6 teamed to a select-shift automatic transaxle designed by Germany's Porsche. Read More »
2006 Kia Sorento Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Kia's mid-size SUV presents distinctive styling for the package, a comfortable cabin with seats for five and elegant trim elements, plus smooth-riding suspension components with two-wheel-drive (2WD) or four-wheel-drive (4WD) traction and a V6 powertrain. Read More »
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Jeep's mid-size SUV staple for 2006 offers four different levels of equipment under labels of Laredo and Limited, new deluxe Overland and the souped-up SRT8. Read More »
2006 Jeep Comander Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
A big wagon with three powertrain options, Commander looks like a modern interpretation of Jeep classics, thanks to sheetmetal styling with crisp lines and planar surfaces. Read More »
2006 Jeep Liberty Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
Jeep's compact-class Liberty SUV applies ESP as stock safety equipment on all three trims of 2006 -- Sport, Limited and Renegade. Other standards range from air conditioning and power windows and door locks to a remote keyless entry system, ABS and an audio package with six speakers and a CD deck. Read More »
2006 Nissan Pathfinder Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
The Nissan Pathfinder looks like a truck, and guess what? It is one. Unlike crossover vehicles that use a car-like frame to improve comfort on pavement, the Pathfinder has a truck-like ladder frame designed for off-road performance. Other than an abundance of hard plastic everywhere, there's not much to dislike about the Pathfinder's cabin. It has three rows of seats, two of which are roomy and comfortable. Read More »