LAS VEGAS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com),
the Internet's premier resource for consumer automotive information, today
named the Pontiac Solstice as its Most Significant Vehicle for 2006 during the
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show.
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This accolade is awarded annually to a vehicle that, according to the
editors at Edmunds.com, significantly changes the rules of a given segment,
creates a new niche or redefines an automaker's image.
"The Pontiac Solstice has expanded the affordable sports roadster segment
with an attractive, innovative package at a truly affordable price," observed
Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com. "It's given a lot of consumers a
great reason to become enthusiastic about what's new for 2006 -- and also
offers performance enthusiasts an exciting new reason to visit their local
Pontiac dealer."
Past "Most Significant" award winners include the Chrysler 300, Nissan
Titan, Nissan 350Z, Mini Cooper, Chrysler PT Cruiser and Honda Insight.
"We're honored that the Pontiac Solstice has been named Edmunds.com's Most
Significant Vehicle for 2006," said Jim Hunter, Solstice Product Manager, as
he accepted the award presented by Karl Brauer and Kevin Smith, editorial
director of Edmunds.com's Inside Line online magazine. "Given the quality and
character of the other new 2006 vehicles, as well as Edmunds.com's reputation
as a key source of unbiased information, singling out the Solstice for this
award is truly a great compliment to the team that envisioned this new
American roadster and worked hard to get it on the road."
Edmunds.com also announced the winners of its eighth annual "Editors' Most
Wanted" vehicle awards, recognizing the vehicles the Edmunds.com editors would
choose to buy with their own money.
The 2006 Winners Are:
Sedan Under $15,000 Mazda 3
Sedan Under $25,000 Dodge Charger
Sedan Under $35,000 BMW 3 Series
Sedan Under $45,000 BMW 5 Series
Sedan Over $45,000 Audi A8
Wagon Under $15,000 Scion xB
Wagon Under $25,000 Dodge Magnum
Wagon Under $35,000 Audi A4
Wagon Over $35,000 Mercedes-Benz E Class
Coupe Under $15,000 Honda Civic
Coupe Under $25,000 Ford Mustang
Coupe Under $35,000 BMW 3 Series
Coupe Under $45,000 Chevrolet Corvette
Coupe Over $45,000 BMW 6 Series
Convertible Under $25,000 Ford Mustang
Convertible Under $35,000 BMW Z4
Convertible Under $45,000 Lotus Elise
Convertible Over $45,000 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Compact Truck Toyota Tacoma
Large Truck Nissan Titan
SUV Under $25,000 Nissan Xterra
SUV Under $35,000 Ford Explorer/Mercury Mountaineer
SUV Under $45,000 BMW X5
SUV Over $45,000 Toyota Land Cruiser/LX 470
Minivan Honda Odyssey
Exotic (Coupe) Bentley GT Coupe
Exotic (Sedan) Bentley Flying Spur
"The Editors' Most Wanted winners are the vehicles our editorial team
would choose to park in their own garages if given the opportunity to buy a
vehicle in each of these categories," Brauer explains. "Every vehicle on the
list offers a compelling mix of performance, quality, style and value-for-the-
money and truly deserves recognition for this achievement."
Details on all award winners can be reviewed at http://www.edmunds.com/emw
and video clips are available at http://www.edmunds.com/video/.
About Edmunds.com, Inc.
Edmunds.com is the premier online resource for automotive information.
Its comprehensive set of data, tools and services, including Edmunds.com True
Market Value(R) pricing, is generated by Edmunds.com Information Solutions and
is licensed to third parties. The company supplies content for the auto
sections of NYTimes.com, AOL, CNN.com, About.com and IGN.com, provides weekly
data to Automotive News, and delivers monthly data reports to Wall Street
analysts. Edmunds.com also publishes Inside Line (http://www.insideline.com), a free
online magazine for auto enthusiasts. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car
Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most
Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New
Autoshopper.com Study(SM), and was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping
Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal. The company is headquartered in Santa
Monica, Calif. and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit.
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