Model Year | 2006 |
Model | ES |
Trim | 330 |
Engines | |
Transmissions | |
Drivetrains | |
Tires | |
Audio Systems | |
Accessories | |
Often must be ordered with power rear side windows, if these are available. | |
Pedals adjust fore-and-aft to provide the optimal relationship with the steering wheel. | |
Unlock and lock the car using buttons on the keyfob. | |
Operate the power windows, sunroof, and/or convertible roof using buttons on the keyfob. | |
Greatly reduces the amount of sunlight entering the rear window. Includes the value of manual rear shade. | |
Homelink. | |
Brakes, Airbags, and Other Safety | |
Rear disc brakes. | |
If active, automatically move forward when the vehicle is rear-ended. Note: becoming less common. | |
Only listed when pricing a single model because insufficient data for all cars. | |
Automatically pulse the brakes in hard stops to prevent wheels from locking up, making it possible to brake and steer at the same time. | |
When a panic stop is sensed, fully applies the brakes. | |
Mandatory, in all cars. | |
Airbags contained just above the window level. Except in cars without a rear seat usually cover first and second row. | |
Selectively applies the brakes to prevent excessive understeer or oversteer (spinning). | |
When a drive wheel slips, it is braked and/or engine power is reduced, restoring traction. | |
Cargo Management | |
Usually part of an overhead console. | |
Usually concealed behind a stowed armrest. Enables long items like skis to be carried without folding the rear seat. | |
Climate Control | |
Maintains set temperature in front row. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | |
Temperature can be separately set for left and right sides of the passenger compartment. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | |
Filters exterior air before it enters the passenger compartment. No default value because most cars have them, even in cases where they're not in the official list of features. | |
Wipers automatically turn on and adjust their speed based on input from a rain sensor. | |
Vents at aft end of center console, in B-pillars, and/or in ceiling. | |
Ducts under front seats direct heated air to the second row. | |
Time between wipes can be precisely adjusted. | |
Makes rain bead up and roll off the windows. | |
Exterior | |
Moldings on the bodysides, to protect against door dings in parking lots. | |
Increasingly often these are not actually connected to the exhaust. | |
Infotainment | |
Includes CD player. | |
Screen-based navigation system. | |
Sometimes also includes voice control over climate control system. | |
Instruments, Lights, and Mirrors | |
Driver-side exterior mirror automatically dims when hit by headlights of following vehicle. | |
Passenger-side rearview mirror automatically dims when hit by headlights of following vehicle. | |
Interior rearview mirror automatically dims when hit by headlights of following vehicle. | |
Headlights automatically turn on and off. Includes value of automatic-off headlights. | |
We haven't given this feature a value because it's hard to tell which cars have it. | |
Light wide area close in front of the vehicle. | |
Clears ice and fog from mirrors. | |
Includes value of non-illuminated vanity mirror. | |
Includes value of non-illuminated vanity mirror. | |
Front row reading lights. | |
One or both exterior mirrors tilt down when the transmission is in reverse, to provide view of the curb. | |
Includes value of manual remote mirrors. | |
Reports engine speed. | |
Reports average fuel economy, and perhaps also instantaneous fuel economy, distance to empty, average speed, and other stats. | |
Provide a brighter, whiter light than halogen headlights. | |
Seats and Interior Trim | |
Seating surfaces are trimmed in leather; other upholstery tends to be leatherette. | |
Power-adjustable lower back support. | |
Power tilting seat cushion; can take the form of a second height adjustment. | |
Power tilting seat cushion; can take the form of a second height adjustment. | |
Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | |
Real wood trim on instrument panel, door panels, and/or center console. | |
Real wood comprises part of the steering wheel rim. | |
Suspension, Wheels, and Tires | |
Shocks that electrically adjust their firmness based on sensor readings of the road surface. The driver might also be able to select a \"sport\" setting. | |
Alloy wheels highly polished to yield an almost chrome-like finish. In the past valued more highly than regular alloy wheels. But the term is used so broadly lately, often meaning that only some of the wheel face is machined, that they have the same defau | |
Transmission | |
Only listed when pricing a single model because insufficient data for all cars. |
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