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American Models

• Buick Rendezvous (AWD)
• Cadillac SRX
• Chevrolet Blazer
• Chevrolet Colorado (4WD)
• Chevrolet S-10 (4WD)
• Chevrolet Uplander
• Chevrolet Venture
• Chrysler Pacifica
• Chrysler Sebring convertible
• Chrysler Town & Country (AWD)
• Dodge Grand Caravan (AWD)
• GMC Canyon (4WD)
• GMC Jimmy
• GMC S-15 Sonoma (4WD) Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Oldsmobile Bravada
• Oldsmobile Silhouette
• Pontiac Aztek
• Pontiac G6 (V6)
• Pontiac Montana, Montana SV6
• Saturn Relay

Foreign Models

• Audi A6 Allroad
• Audi A8
• BMW X5 (V8)
• Kia Sedona
• Land Rover Discovery, LR3
• Mazda RX-8
• Porsche Cayenne
• Volkswagen Cabrio
• Volkswagen Jetta (V6)
• Volkswagen New Beetle (turbo)
• Volkswagen Passat (V6, FWD)
• Volkswagen Touareg
• Volvo XC90 (6-cyl.)