New Car Review of the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Compact Hatchback Coupe Description: Compact Hatchback Coupe Base MSRP Range: $19,699 – $30,949 Invoice Price Range: $18,638 – $29,289 Where built: USA The racy hatchback coupe from Mitsubishi seems substantial and strong, but also gracefully sleek like a compressed bullet with sides squared and prow honed to a hard point. Eclipse for ... Read More »
2005 Mitsubishi Outlander Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
New Car Review of the 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander Compact Sport Utility Vehicle Description: Compact Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $17,999 – $24,479 Invoice Price Range: $16,974 – $24,017 Where built: Japan Riding on the platform that supports Lancer, the compact-class Outlander five-door wagon has a rigid unibody structure and independent suspension components that deliver a car-like ride quality. It’s ... Read More »
2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Compact Convertible Coupe
New Car Review of the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Compact Convertible Coupe Description: Compact Convertible Coupe Base MSRP Range: up to $30,949 Invoice Price Range: up to $29,289 Where built: USA The convertible edition of Eclipse was engineered from the outset to work as a car without a coupe’s superstructure — it’s rigid and stiff, which sets up sporty road ... Read More »
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Compact Hatchback Sedan
New Car Review of the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Compact Hatchback Sedan Description: Compact Hatchback Sedan Base MSRP Range: $14,299 – $34,699 Invoice Price Range: $13,636 – $32,733 Where built: Japan Conformed as a sporty notchback sedan for the compact class, Lancer looks forceful with wheels pinned at corners to balance the stance. Body parts extend only briefly over front and ... Read More »
2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class Compact Luxury Coupe and Wagon
New Car Review of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz C Class Compact Luxury Coupe and Wagon Description: Compact Luxury Coupe and Wagon Base MSRP Range: $25,850 – $53,900 Invoice Price Range: $24,041 – $50,127 Where built: Germany Compact-size C Class cars by Mercedes skew from an affordable sports coupe and practical station wagon to a powerful high-performance model crafted by AMG. Between ... Read More »
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Compact Luxury Convertible
New Car Review of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Compact Luxury Convertible Roadster Sports Car Description: Compact Luxury Convertible Roadster Sports Car Base MSRP Range: $45,500 – $60,500 Invoice Price Range: $42,315 – $56,265 Where built: Germany New SLK Class of two-seat roadsters arrive on an expanded platform with keen body sculpting, a pop-top lid that stows in the trunk and ... Read More »
2005 Porsche Boxster and Boxster S Sports Cars
The Porsche Boxster has, since its inception in 1993, been a work-of-art worthy of a permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. t has design features that are as classic to Porsche couture as those of the 911. Read More »
2005 Lexus LX Luxury Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus LX Luxury Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Description: Luxury Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $65,225 Invoice Price Range: $56,745 Where built: Japan The full-size sport-utility vehicle from Lexus carries the luxurious fittings of an elite sedan as well as the muscular assets of a heavy-duty off-road warrior. It also proves on pavement ... Read More »
2005 Lexus SC Coupe and Convertible Sports Car
New Car Review of the 2005 Lexus SC Coupe and Convertible Sports Car Description: Coupe and Convertible Sports Car Base MSRP Range: $63,575 Invoice Price Range: $55,308 Where built: Japan The two-seat sports car from Lexus can convert from a hardtop coupe to a daring convertible with push-button ease. With the top raised, it carries an arching profile that looks ... Read More »
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR Class AMG Mid-Size Roadster
Description: Compact Roadster Base MSRP Range: $400,000+ Invoice Price Range: N/A Where built: N/A This new 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. The plant peaks at an incredible 617-hp as teamed ... Read More »