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Vehicle 2018 Audi S6 4.0 TFSI Premium Plus 2017 Kia Optima LX Auto
150 Amp Alternator No Yes
18.5 Gal. Fuel Tank No Yes
19.8 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
2 12V DC Power Outlets No Yes
2.88 Axle Ratio No Yes
2 LCD Monitors In The Front No Yes
2 Seatback Storage Pockets Yes Yes
3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
4.09 Axle Ratio Yes No
4541# Gvwr No Yes
4-Corner Auto-Leveling Suspension Yes No
4 Cylinder Engine No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Brake Assist, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake 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 Yes No
60-40 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback YES Essentials Premium Cloth Rear Seat No Yes
6-Speed A/T No Yes
7-Speed A/T Yes No
80-Amp/Hr 800CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection No Yes
8 Cylinder Engine Yes No
95-Amp/Hr Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection Yes No
ABS Yes Yes
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes Yes
A/C Yes Yes
Active Suspension Yes No
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes Yes
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes Yes
Air Filtration Yes Yes
Air Suspension Yes No
All Wheel Drive Yes No
Aluminum Door Handles Yes No
Aluminum Power Heated Auto Dimming Side Mirrors w/Power Folding and Turn Signal Indicator Yes No
Aluminum Wheels Yes Yes
AM/FM Stereo Yes Yes
Analog Display Yes Yes
A/T Yes Yes
Audio Theft Deterrent Yes No
Audi pre sense basic Forward Collision and Audi pre sense rear Rear Collision Yes No
Audi Side Assist Blind Spot Sensor Yes No
Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror Yes No
Automatic Headlights Yes Yes
Automatic w/Driver Control Height Adjustable Automatic w/Driver Control Ride Control Sport Tuned Adaptive Suspension Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes Yes
Back-Up Camera Yes Yes
Black Grille w/Chrome Surround No Yes
Blind Spot Monitor Yes No
Bluetooth Connection Yes Yes
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Chrome Bumper Insert No Yes
Body-Colored Power Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator No Yes
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes Yes
Bose Surround Sound System w/Subwoofer Yes No
Brake Assist Yes Yes
Bucket Seats Yes Yes
Cargo Features -inc: Spare Tire Mobility Kit No Yes
Cargo Space Lights Yes Yes
Carpet Floor Trim and Carpet Trunk Lid/Rear Cargo Door Trim Yes Yes
CD Player Yes Yes
Child Safety Locks Yes Yes
Chrome Door Handles No Yes
Chrome Side Windows Trim and Black Front Windshield Trim Yes No
Chrome Side Windows Trim, Black Front Windshield Trim and Chrome Rear Window Trim No Yes
Clearcoat Paint Yes Yes
Climate Control Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Cloth Seat Trim w/Yes Essentials No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo Yes No
Compass Yes No
Cross-Traffic Alert Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Cruise Control w/Steering Wheel Controls No Yes
Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags No Yes
Day-Night Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror Yes No
Day-Night Rearview Mirror No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Accessory Power Yes Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar Yes Yes
Driver Air Bag Yes Yes
Driver And Passenger Knee Airbag Yes No
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Illumination Yes Yes
Driver Foot Rest Yes Yes
Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Driver Knee Airbag No Yes
Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins No Yes
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 Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher Yes No
Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering Yes Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Yes Yes
Emergency S.O.S Yes No
Engine: 2.4L DOHC I4 GDI No Yes
Engine: 4.0 TFSI 8 Cylinder 450 HP Yes No
Engine Auto Stop-Start Feature Yes No
Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Express Open/Close Sliding And Tilting Glass 1st Row Sunroof w/Sunshade Yes No
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting Yes Yes
Fixed Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Fixed Rear Window w/Defroster Yes Yes
Floor Mats Yes No
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate Yes Yes
Fog Lamps Yes No
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes Yes
Front And Rear Fog Lamps Yes No
Front And Rear Map Lights Yes No
Front And Rear Parking Sensors Yes No
Front Bucket Seats -inc: 6-way adjustable driver w/driver power lumbar and 6-way adjustable passenger seat w/manual height adjuster No Yes
Front Center Armrest and Rear Center Armrest No Yes
Front Center Armrest w/Storage and Rear Center Armrest w/Pass-Thru w/Storage Yes No
Front Cupholder Yes Yes
Front Head Air Bag Yes Yes
Front License Plate Bracket Yes No
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Side Air Bag Yes Yes
Front Wheel Drive No Yes
Front-Wheel Drive No Yes
Front Windshield -inc: Sun Visor Strip Yes Yes
Full Carpet Floor Covering No Yes
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Full Cloth Headliner Yes Yes
Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 2 12V DC Power Outlets No Yes
Full Floor Console w/Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
Full-Time All-Wheel Drive Yes No
Fully Automatic Projector Beam Halogen Headlamps w/Delay-Off No Yes
Fully Galvanized Steel Panels No Yes
Galvanized Steel/Aluminum Panels Yes No
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes Yes
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Oil Level, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer Yes No
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer No Yes
Generic Sun/Moonroof Yes No
Glove Box No Yes
Hard Disk Drive Media Storage Yes Yes
HD Radio Yes No
Headlights-Auto-Leveling Yes No
Heated Front Seat(s) Yes No
Heated Front S Sport Seats -inc: 8-way power front seats w/driver and front passenger 4-way power lumbar and driver memory Yes No
Heated Mirrors Yes No
HomeLink Garage Door Transmitter Yes No
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts No Yes
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts, Residual Heat Recirculation, Headliner/Pillar Ducts and Console Ducts Yes No
Illuminated Locking Glove Box Yes No
Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Yes Yes
Interior Trim -inc: Genuine Wood/Metal-Look Instrument Panel Insert, Genuine Wood/Metal-Look Door Panel Insert, Genuine Wood/Metal-Look Console Insert, Aluminum And Metal-Look Interior Accents Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look Interior Accents No Yes
Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
Keyless Entry Yes Yes
Keyless Start Yes No
Knee Air Bag Yes Yes
Laminated Glass Yes No
Leather/Chrome Gear Shift Knob Yes No
Leatherette Door Trim Insert Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
LED Brakelights Yes No
Light Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Lip Spoiler Yes No
Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Anti-Whiplash w/Tilt Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints No Yes
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column No Yes
Memory Settings -inc: Door Mirrors, Steering Wheel and HVAC Yes No
Metal-Look Grille w/Chrome Surround Yes No
Mirror Memory Yes No
MP3 Player Yes Yes
Multi-Link Front Suspension w/Air Springs Yes No
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Air Springs Yes No
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Multi-Zone A/C Yes No
Navigation System Yes No
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners Yes Yes
Outside Temp Gauge Yes Yes
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Yes Yes
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror Yes Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Pass-Through Rear Seat Yes Yes
Perimeter Alarm Yes Yes
Perimeter/Approach Lights Yes Yes
Permanent Locking Hubs Yes No
Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver 1-Touch Down No Yes
Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down Yes No
Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature Yes Yes
Power Driver Seat Yes Yes
Power Folding Mirrors Yes No
Power Fuel Flap Locking Type Yes No
Power Mirror(s) Yes Yes
Power Passenger Seat Yes No
Power Rear Child Safety Locks Yes No
Power Rear Windows Yes Yes
Power Steering Yes Yes
Power Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
Power Windows Yes Yes
Premium Sound System Yes No
Programmable Projector Beam Led Low/High Beam Daytime Running Auto-Leveling Headlamps w/Delay-Off Yes No
Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start Yes No
Radio: AM/FM/CD/MP3/SiriusXM Audio System -inc: 6 speakers, 5" touch-screen, rear camera display, 2 USB chargers and Bluetooth wireless technology No Yes
Radio: Audi MMI Navigation Plus w/MMI Touch -inc: Google Earth navigation, Audi smartphone interface (Apple CarPlay/Android Auto), preparation for mobile phone (Bluetooth) and USB Audi music interface (replaces proprietary iPod cable w/USB ports) Yes No
Radio w/Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control and Steering Wheel Controls Yes No
Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Aux Audio Input Jack, Steering Wheel Controls, Voice Activation, Radio Data System, External Memory Control and Internal Memory No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers Yes No
Rear A/C Yes No
Rear Bench Seat Yes Yes
Rear Child Safety Locks No Yes
Rear Cupholder Yes Yes
Rear Defrost Yes Yes
Rear Head Air Bag Yes Yes
Rear HVAC w/Separate Controls Yes No
Rear Parking Aid Yes No
Redundant Digital Speedometer Yes Yes
Refrigerated/Cooled Box Located In The Glovebox, Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins and 1st Row Underseat Storage Yes No
Regenerative 210 Amp Alternator Yes No
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, 4 Door Curb/Courtesy, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button Yes No
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry, Illuminated Ignition Switch and Panic Button No Yes
Remote Releases -Inc: Power Cargo Access and Power Fuel Yes Yes
Remote Trunk Release Yes Yes
Satellite Radio Yes Yes
Seat Memory Yes No
Security System Yes Yes
SIDEGUARD Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags Yes No
Side Impact Beams Yes Yes
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher No Yes
Smart Device Integration Yes No
Spare Tire Mobility Kit No Yes
Speed Sensitive Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets Yes No
Sport Leather Steering Wheel w/Auto Tilt-Away Yes No
Stability Control Yes Yes
Steel Spare Wheel Yes No
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes Yes
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Sun/Moonroof Yes No
Systems Monitor Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Temporary Spare Tire Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front All-Season No Yes
Tires - Front Performance Yes No
Tires: P205/65R16 No Yes
Tires: P255/35R20 Summer Yes No
Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning No Yes
Tires - Rear All-Season No Yes
Tires - Rear Performance Yes No
Tracker System Yes No
Traction Control Yes Yes
Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic w/Sportmatic -inc: drive mode select system (normal, sport, eco) No Yes
Transmission: 7-Speed S tronic Automatic Yes No
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode No Yes
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode Yes Yes
Transmission w/Oil Cooler Yes No
Trip Computer Yes Yes
Trunk Rear Cargo Access Yes Yes
Turbocharged Yes No
Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Urethane Gear Shift Knob No Yes
Valcona Leather Seat Trim -inc: diamond stitching Yes No
Valet Function Yes No
Variable Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
Voice Activated Dual Zone Front And Rear Automatic Air Conditioning Yes No
Wheels: 16" Alloy No Yes
Wheels: 20" 5-Parallel-Spoke S-Design Yes No
Wheels w/Silver Accents No Yes
WiFi Hotspot Yes No
Window Grid Antenna No Yes
Window Grid Diversity Antenna Yes No
Wireless Streaming No Yes
Woodgrain Interior Trim Yes No



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