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Vehicle 2017 BMW 3 Series 320i xDrive Sedan 2017 Volkswagen Passat R-Line w/Comfort Pkg Auto
140 Amp Alternator No Yes
15.8 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
18.5 Gal. Fuel Tank No Yes
1 LCD Monitor In The Front Yes Yes
2 Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes Yes
3.38 Axle Ratio Yes No
3.87 Axle Ratio No Yes
4505# Gvwr 900# Maximum Payload Yes No
4519# Gvwr 1091# Maximum Payload No Yes
4 Cylinder Engine Yes Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control Yes No
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control No Yes
60-40 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat No Yes
61-Amp/Hr 330CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection No Yes
6-Speed A/T No Yes
6-Way Driver Seat -inc: Manual Recline, Height Adjustment and Fore/Aft Movement Yes No
6-Way Passenger Seat -inc: Manual Recline, Height Adjustment and Fore/Aft Movement Yes No
8-Speed A/T Yes No
90-Amp/Hr 900CCA Maintenance-Free Battery Yes No
ABS Yes Yes
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes Yes
A/C Yes Yes
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes Yes
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes Yes
Air Filtration Yes Yes
All Wheel Drive Yes No
Aluminum Wheels Yes Yes
AM/FM Stereo Yes Yes
Analog Display Yes Yes
A/T Yes Yes
Audio Theft Deterrent Yes Yes
Automatic Headlights Yes Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes Yes
Back-Up Camera No Yes
Bench Front Facing Rear Seat Yes No
Black Grille w/Chrome Accents No Yes
Black Side Windows Trim and Black Front Windshield Trim Yes No
Blind Spot Monitor No Yes
Blind Spot Monitor Blind Spot Sensor No Yes
Bluetooth Connection Yes Yes
BMW Assist eCall Emergency S.O.S Yes No
Body-Colored Door Handles Yes Yes
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes Yes
Body-Colored Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator Yes Yes
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes Yes
Brake Assist Yes Yes
Bucket Seats Yes Yes
Cargo Area Concealed Storage Yes No
Cargo Space Lights Yes Yes
Carpet Floor Trim No Yes
Carpet Floor Trim and Carpet Trunk Lid/Rear Cargo Door Trim Yes No
CD Player Yes Yes
Child Safety Locks Yes Yes
Chrome Grille Yes No
Chrome Side Windows Trim No Yes
Clearcoat Paint Yes Yes
Climate Control Yes Yes
Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo No Yes
Compass No Yes
Cross-Traffic Alert No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Cruise Control w/Steering Wheel Controls Yes No
Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags Yes Yes
Day-Night Rearview Mirror Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Accessory Power Yes Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar No Yes
Driver Air Bag Yes Yes
Driver And Passenger Knee Airbag Yes No
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Illumination Yes No
Driver Foot Rest Yes Yes
Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror Yes No
Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins Yes No
Driver Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags Yes Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags Yes Yes
Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning Yes Yes
Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering Yes Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Yes Yes
Engine: 1.8L TSI 170 HP 16V Turbo 4-Cylinder -inc: direct injection No Yes
Engine: 2.0L TwinPower Turbo 4-Cylinder 16V DOHC Yes No
Engine Auto Stop-Start Feature Yes No
Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Engine Oil Cooler No Yes
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting Yes Yes
Fixed Rear Window w/Defroster Yes Yes
Floor Mats Yes Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate No Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate and Windows Yes No
Fog Lamps Yes No
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes Yes
Front And Rear Map Lights Yes No
Front Assist w/Autonomous Emergency Braking Forward Collision and Rear Cross Traffic Alert Rear Collision No Yes
Front Bucket Seats Yes No
Front Center Armrest and Rear Center Armrest Yes No
Front Center Armrest and Rear Center Armrest w/Storage No Yes
Front Cupholder Yes Yes
Front Fog Lamps Yes No
Front Head Air Bag Yes Yes
Front Side Air Bag Yes Yes
Front Wheel Drive No Yes
Front-Wheel Drive No Yes
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats Yes Yes
Full Cloth Headliner Yes Yes
Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage and 3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 3 12V DC Power Outlets No Yes
Full-Time All-Wheel Drive Yes No
Fully Automatic Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps w/Delay-Off Yes Yes
Fully Galvanized Steel Panels Yes Yes
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes Yes
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer No Yes
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Tachometer, Oil Temperature, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer Yes No
Hands-Free Bluetooth & USB Audio Connection Yes No
HD Radio Yes Yes
Heated Front Bucket Seats -inc: power adjustable driver seat w/power lumbar support and manually adjustable front passenger seat w/manual lumbar support No Yes
Heated Front Seat(s) No Yes
Heated Mirrors Yes Yes
Hi-Fi Sound System Yes No
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts No Yes
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts, Residual Heat Recirculation and Console Ducts Yes No
Illuminated Locking Glove Box Yes No
Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins No Yes
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Yes Yes
Interior Lock Disable Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look Instrument Panel Insert, Metal-Look Door Panel Insert, Metal-Look Console Insert and Metal-Look Interior Accents Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Simulated Carbon Fiber Instrument Panel Insert, Simulated Carbon Fiber Door Panel Insert, Simulated Carbon Fiber Console Insert, Chrome And Metal-Look Interior Accents No Yes
Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
Keyless Entry Yes Yes
Keyless Start Yes No
Knee Air Bag Yes No
Leatherette Door Trim Insert Yes Yes
Leather Gear Shift Knob No Yes
Leather/Metal-Look Gear Shift Knob Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes Yes
LED Brakelights Yes No
Light Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Locking Glove Box No Yes
Low Tire Pressure Warning No Yes
Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints No Yes
Manual Anti-Whiplash w/Tilt Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes Yes
MP3 Player Yes Yes
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes Yes
Multi-Zone A/C Yes Yes
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point and Pretensioners Yes No
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners No Yes
Outside Temp Gauge Yes Yes
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar No Yes
Passenger Air Bag Yes Yes
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror Yes No
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Pass-Through Rear Seat No Yes
Perimeter Alarm Yes No
Perimeter/Approach Lights Yes Yes
Permanent Locking Hubs Yes No
Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down Yes Yes
Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature Yes Yes
Power Driver Seat No Yes
Power Fuel Flap Locking Type Yes Yes
Power Mirror(s) Yes Yes
Power Rear Windows Yes Yes
Power Steering Yes Yes
Power Windows Yes Yes
Premium Synthetic Seats Yes Yes
Proximity Key For Push Button Start Only Yes No
Radio: AM/FM/HD Yes No
Radio: Composition Media AM/FM/HD w/CD Player -inc: 6.3" touchscreen, 6 speaker sound system, USB input and aux-in, VW Car-Net App-Connect smartphone integration and interface, Bluetooth connectivity and SiriusXM satellite radio (limited-time trial subscription) No Yes
Radio w/Seek-Scan, In-Dash Mounted Single CD, MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Aux Audio Input Jack, Steering Wheel Controls and Radio Data System Yes No
Radio w/Seek-Scan, MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Steering Wheel Controls, Voice Activation and Radio Data System No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers Yes No
Rear A/C Yes No
Rear Bench Seat Yes Yes
Rear Child Safety Locks Yes Yes
Rear Cupholder Yes Yes
Rear Defrost Yes Yes
Rear Head Air Bag Yes Yes
Rear HVAC w/Separate Controls Yes No
Redundant Digital Speedometer No Yes
Regenerative 170 Amp Alternator Yes No
Regular Amplifier Yes No
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, 4 Door Curb/Courtesy, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button Yes Yes
Remote Releases -Inc: Power Cargo Access Yes Yes
Satellite Radio No Yes
Satellite Radio Preparation Yes No
Seats w/Leatherette Back Material No Yes
Security System Yes No
SensaTec Leatherette Upholstery Yes No
Side Impact Beams Yes Yes
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher No Yes
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Dark Chrome Tailpipe Finisher Yes No
Smart Device Integration No Yes
Speed Sensitive Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets Yes No
Stability Control Yes Yes
Steel Spare Wheel No Yes
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes Yes
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes Yes
Systems Monitor Yes No
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Temporary Spare Tire No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front Performance Yes Yes
Tires: P225/50R17 AS Run-Flat Yes No
Tires: P235/40R19 AS No Yes
Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes No
Tires - Rear Performance Yes Yes
Tracker System Yes No
Traction Control Yes Yes
Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic w/Tiptronic -inc: shift paddles No Yes
Transmission: 8-Speed Automatic w/STEPTRONIC Yes No
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode Yes No
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode and Tiptronic Sequential Shift Control w/Steering Wheel Controls No Yes
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode Yes Yes
Trip Computer Yes Yes
Trunk Rear Cargo Access Yes Yes
Turbocharged Yes Yes
Valet Function Yes Yes
Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets No Yes
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
V-Tex Leatherette Seating Surfaces No Yes
Wheels: 17" x 7.5" Light Alloy V-Spoke (Style 395) Yes No
Wheels: 19" Salvador Alloy No Yes
Wheels w/Silver Accents Yes Yes
Window Grid Diversity Antenna Yes Yes
Wireless Streaming Yes Yes



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