A more powerful base engine and added standard equipment mark 2006 for Buick's crossover SUV. Rendezvous seats up to seven and shares a basic platform with Buick's Terraza minivan. Rendezvous seats five with a standard three-place 2nd-row split bench seat that slides fore and aft. A two-passenger 3rd-row seat is optional, as are twin bucket seats to replace the 2nd-row bench. Rendezvous offers front-wheel drive with optional traction control or all-wheel drive without low-range gearing. Newly standard is a 195-hp 3.5-liter V6, replacing a 185-hp 3.4. Optional is a 242-hp 3.6 V6. Both use a 4-speed automatic transmission. OnStar assistance is newly standard. ABS and front side airbags are optional; no curtain side airbags are offered.