New Car Overview of the 2005 Buick Park Avenue Luxury Full-Size Sedan

Description: Premium Mid-Size Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $35,555 - $40,730
Invoice Price Range: $32,177 - $36,861
Where built: USA

Production of Buick's biggest sedans -- the front-wheel-drive (FWD) Park Avenue and supercharged Park Avenue Ultra -- will be limited to 8,400 units in 2005 for a final run. These ultimate issues are distinguished by a new grille on the face and functional portholes cut into forward flanks. Expect the final 3,000 to carry a Special Edition badge and chrome wheels.

Models vary primarily in power points and on-board amenities. Park Avenue Ultra sparks with a mechanical supercharger used to extract more-than-normal power from a 6-cylinder engine. Without the supercharger, Buick's 3.8-liter, V6 for Park Avenue musters 205- hp. With the supercharger boost, the Ultra runs up to 240-hp.