Volvo vehicles have long been heralded as some of the safest cars on the market. In recent years, they've improved the interior, moving their cars from a "safe" bet to a "great" bet. The combination of continued safety and better interior materials in the new SUV-like 2006 Volvo xc70 station wagon make for a great family car. Read More »
2006 Nissan Frontier Mid-Size Pickup Truck
Like a smaller version of the Nissan Titan, the Frontier offers big-truck performance and versatility in a more affordable package. A spacious, comfortable interior makes the Frontier pleasant to drive. It's available in King Cab configuration with small, rear-swinging doors or the bigger Crew Cab version with traditional, front-hinged doors for the back seat. Read More »
2006 Land Rover LR3 Mid-Size Near-Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
In tall stance with a boxy profile and stepped roofline, Land Rover's mid-size LR3 wagon projects a blunt face with squared clear-lens headlamp clusters and a distinctive double-bar grille over the fat-lip bumper. Read More »
2006 Land Rover Range Rover Full-Size Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
New renditions of Range Rover may well be the most elegant SUVs in the world, and with optional supercharging they rank among the quickest and most powerful. Read More »
2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Compact Near-Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
This new SUV resembles a streamlined Range Rover but rides on LR3's platform with six-inch wheelbase snip. Read More »
2006 Infiniti G35 Near-Luxury Compact Coupe
The Infiniti G35 Coupe is essentially a stretched version of Nissan's 350Z sports car, and you can tell from its muscular lines that it's a fast and classy ride. Although it's not a huge drawback, some of the controls in the G35 Coupe aren't located at your fingertips like they are in the latest competition from Lexus, the new IS. Overall, the Infiniti is a more exciting car than the Lexus, but it's not quite as relaxing and refined. Read More »
2006 Kia Spectra5 Compact 5-Door Hatchback
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 Rio Sub-Compact Sedan
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 »
2006 Kia Rio Sub-Compact 5-Door Hatchback
That number attached to the nameplate denotes a tail-side fifth door added for accessing the aft cargo compartment on a hatchback variation of Kia's redesigned Rio sedan. 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 »