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Feed Subscription2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Sports Car
Z06 is a high-performance take-off of Chevy's fabled Corvette, based on the C6 Corvette that debuted in 2005. It's the quickest production 'Vette yet. Read More »
2006 Cadillac DTS Full-Size Luxury Sedan
Nothing short of a revolution in products is unfolding at Cadillac, the elite brand from General Motors. First evidence of the metamorphosis at Cadillac occurred with the debut of CTS -- Cadillac Touring Sedan -- a sports sedan packing the first manual stick on a rear-wheel-drive (RWD) Caddy in half a century. Read More »
2006 Buick LaCrosse Mid-Size Sedan
New Car Overview of the 2006 Buick LaCrosse Mid-Size Sedan Description: Mid-Size Sedan Base MSRP Range: Not Yet Available Invoice Price Range: Not Yet Available Where built: Not Yet Available LaCrosse, Buick’s mid-size sedan, is new inside and out. The premium mid-size sedan replaces the Regal and Century. When the larger Lucerne sedan emerges next fall, expect to find high-tech ... Read More »
2006 Buick Lucerne Large Sedan
New Car Overview of the 2006 Buick Lucerne Large Sedan Description: Large Sedan Base MSRP Range: Not yet Available Invoice Price Range: Not yet Available Where built: Not yet Available Lucerne will arrive in the fall of 2005 as a 2006 model, with optional V8 power. Styling appears strong, yet elegant, with a shapely face coated in monochromatic paint but ... Read More »
2006 BMW M6 Luxury Sport Coupe
Clear a path for the debut of a new M6 2 + 2 super coupe -- the most outrageously powerful 6-Series BMW ever. All of the thrust for M6 stems from a 5.0-liter V10 that blows the doors off with 507 hp and massive torque through a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox (SMG) that brings both automatic and manual shift programs. BMW projects the zero-to-60 acceleration time for this new super car to clock in around four seconds and change.
Read More »2006 BMW 5 Series Compact Luxury Sport Sedan and Wagon
BMW's line of 5-Series models grows with three new all-wheel-drive (AWD) models -- sedans labeled as 525xi and 530xi plus a sport wagon 530xi. The 530xi sport wagon also brings extra gear like Hill Descent Control (HDC) and a panorama sliding roof, with options for a head-up display and adaptive headlamps.
Read More »2006 BMW 3 Series Compact Near-Luxury Sedan
A number of new BMW models, presently in production, land in North America during 2005. First ashore will be the next generation of designs for BMW's best-selling 3-Series string of compact cars.
Read More »2006 Audi A4 Compact Luxury Sedan and Wagon
Revamped A4 scores a face-lift aligning with grille patterns on A6 and A8. Two direct-injection engines go to A4, including a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder plant worth 200 hp and a 3.2-liter V6 at 255 hp. All A4 models also get Quattro AWD with six-speed transmissions - manual or automatic. Read More »
2006 Audi A3 Sub-Compact Wagon
New Car Overview of the 2006 Audi A3 Sub-Compact Wagon Description: Sub-Compact Wagon Base MSRP Range: Not Yet Available Invoice Price Range: Not Yet Available Where built: Not Yet Available Pint-size A3 Sportback for 2006 lands first with a FrontTrak model packing a direct-injection four-cylinder turbo worth 200 hp through a six-speed manual or Audi’s Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG). A3 ... Read More »