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2006 Buick Ratings, Reviews and Awards
Buick continues its dramatic reshaping of the company and its major designs to keep up with changing luxury car trends. Many of its flagship models left the lineup this year, leaving Buick space to bring in new life to the brand. 2006 said goodbye to the Century and the Regal, replacing them with the new entry-level Lacrosse. The midrange Park Avenue and LeSabre disappeared to make way for the all-new Lucerne. Using the Cadillac DTS platform, the Lucerne is one of the first vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer system, and it drivers have the option a more powerful 275 horsepower V8 engine. It has an optional front bench seat for space for up to six people. The LaCrosse saw little change in aesthetics but got a huge safety boost by adding antilock brakes and side curtain airbags for all models. The Rendezvous carried over much of the previous year model design with the addition of a more powerful engine in the base model while the Ranier now runs with Buick’s fuel-saving Displacement on Demand engine design.
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quality
Awarded to the brand who had the fewest problems reported by 100 car owners during the first 90 days of ownership.
0
AWARDS
dependability
Awarded to the brand who had the fewest problems reported by 100 car owners during the last 12 months with their 3-year old vehicle.
1
AWARD
performance
Awarded to the brand with the highest new car owner design and performance ratings after the first 90 days of ownership.
0
AWARDS
dealership sales
Awarded to the brand who received the highest dealership new car buying experience rating.
Not rated
dealership service
Awarded to the brand who received the highest customer satisfaction rating based on service for maintenance or repair work.
Not rated
Research 2006 Buick models (5)
$3,339 - $4,550
People Are Paying
People Are Paying
23 - 24 MPG
COMBINED
COMBINED
$3,807 - $4,977
People Are Paying
People Are Paying
21 - 23 MPG
COMBINED
COMBINED
$4,109 - $4,895
People Are Paying
People Are Paying
18 - 19 MPG
COMBINED
COMBINED
$3,401 - $4,041
People Are Paying
People Are Paying
20 - 22 MPG
COMBINED
COMBINED
$3,510 - $4,238
People Are Paying
People Are Paying
20 - 21 MPG
COMBINED
COMBINED
See 2006 Buick awards
See all Buick awards
quality
Awarded to the brand who had the fewest problems reported by 100 car owners during the first 90 days of ownership.
0
AWARDS
dependability
Awarded to the brand who had the fewest problems reported by 100 car owners during the last 12 months with their 3-year old vehicle.
1
AWARD
performance
Awarded to the brand with the highest new car owner design and performance ratings after the first 90 days of ownership.
0
AWARDS
dealership sales
Awarded to the brand who received the highest dealership new car buying experience rating.
Not rated
dealership service
Awarded to the brand who received the highest customer satisfaction rating based on service for maintenance or repair work.
Not rated
Buick continues its dramatic reshaping of the company and its major designs to keep up with changing luxury car trends. Many of its flagship models left the lineup this year, leaving Buick space to bring in new life to the brand. 2006 said goodbye to the Century and the Regal, replacing them with the new entry-level Lacrosse. The midrange Park Avenue and LeSabre disappeared to make way for the all-new Lucerne. Using the Cadillac DTS platform, the Lucerne is one of the first vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer system, and it drivers have the option a more powerful 275 horsepower V8 engine. It has an optional front bench seat for space for up to six people. The LaCrosse saw little change in aesthetics but got a huge safety boost by adding antilock brakes and side curtain airbags for all models. The Rendezvous carried over much of the previous year model design with the addition of a more powerful engine in the base model while the Ranier now runs with Buick’s fuel-saving Displacement on Demand engine design.
