Oldsmobile does not build many cars like the Oldsmobile Profile: a 5-door Wagon with 3.5 , built from 2000 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
How it came about
The Oldsmobile Profile was a 2000 concept car built by Oldsmobile. The Profile was a compact wagon, with rear sliding doors and 5 seats. The Profile came with a supercharged 3.5 L V6 engine with 250 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and traction control.
The gear selector was a dash-mounted rotary knob, freeing up the console for storage. The transmission could be shifted manually by using steering wheel-mounted buttons. A "smart card" keyless ignition system performed all personal driver adjustments including seat, radio, mirror and steering wheel when activated by the driver. Along with many other innovative features, was hands-free phone communication, Internet, on-board vehicle diagnostics and a DVD entertainment system with headrest displays for rear seat passengers.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 3.5 . The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Hyundai Santa Fe, the Toyota Yaris, the BMW X5. Its Oldsmobile stablemates include the Oldsmobile 442 and the Oldsmobile 88.