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Vehicle 1997 Volkswagen Cabrio 2dr Highline Convertible Manual 2015 McLaren 650S 2dr Conv Spider
14.5 gallon fuel tank Yes No
14" x 6.0" 7-spoke "Orlando" alloy wheels w/center caps, wheel locks Yes No
19 Gal. Fuel Tank No Yes
1 LCD Monitor In The Front No Yes
2.0L SOHC SMPI 4 cyl engine Yes No
2 12V DC Power Outlets No Yes
2 Person Seating Capacity No Yes
2-speed intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
2-way adjustable front seat headrests Yes No
3.30 Axle Ratio No Yes
3850# Gvwr No Yes
4-Corner Auto-Leveling Suspension No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
63 amp/hr battery Yes No
7-Speed A/T No Yes
8 Cylinder Engine No Yes
90 amp alternator Yes No
ABS No Yes
ABS And Driveline Traction Control No Yes
A/C No Yes
Active Suspension No Yes
Adjustable Steering Wheel No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
Air Filtration No Yes
Alcantara Simulated Suede Door Trim Insert No Yes
Aluminum Wheels No Yes
AM/FM Stereo No Yes
Anti-intrusion side door beams Yes No
Anti-lock braking system Yes No
Anti-theft vehicle alarm system Yes No
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH REPLACES OR IS IN ADDITION TO BASE MODELS STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
A/T No Yes
Automatic Headlights No Yes
Automatic w/Driver Control Ride Control Sport Tuned Adaptive Suspension No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input No Yes
Black flexible whip antenna Yes No
Black Grille No Yes
Black Side Windows Trim and Black Front Windshield Trim No Yes
Bluetooth Connection No Yes
Body-color 2-bar grille Yes No
Body-color body-side molding Yes No
Body-Colored Bodyside Insert No Yes
Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent No Yes
Body-Colored Power w/Tilt Down Side Mirrors w/Power Folding No Yes
Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent No Yes
Body-color integrated bumpers w/black lower section Yes No
Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Bucket Seats No Yes
Carpet Floor Trim No Yes
Center console-inc: rear lockable compartment w/padded lid, rear ashtray, rear cup holder Yes No
City 24/hwy 31 (2.0L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Clearcoat Paint No Yes
Climate Control No Yes
Clutch/starter interlock Yes No
Collapsible steering column Yes No
Composite/Aluminum Panels No Yes
Concealed Antenna No Yes
Convertible Hardtop No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Day-Night Rearview Mirror No Yes
Daytime running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Digital/Analog Display No Yes
Digital clock Yes No
Digital electronic ignition w/knock sensor Yes No
Double Wishbone Front Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Double Wishbone Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Driver Air Bag No Yes
Driver And Passenger Knee Airbag No Yes
Driver Foot Rest No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system Yes No
Dual body-colored remote heated pwr side mirrors Yes No
Dual covered illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Door-Mounted Side Airbags No Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags No Yes
Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust No Yes
Dual tone horn Yes No
Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning No Yes
Electric rear window defroster Yes No
Electro-Hydraulic Power Assist Speed-Sensing Steering No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) And Roll Stability Control (RSC) No Yes
Engine: 3.8L Twin-Turbocharged V8 No Yes
Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Engine Oil Cooler No Yes
Entertainment System No Yes
Entertainment System w/Digital Media No Yes
Euro-style halogen headlamps w/separate high/low bulbs Yes No
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting No Yes
Fixed Front Head Restraints No Yes
Floor Mats No Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate No Yes
Folded top boot cover Yes No
Front Center Armrest No Yes
Front foglamps Yes No
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front/rear 3-point outboard seat belts w/front height adjusters, emergency locking retractors Yes No
Front/rear coil springs/telescopic shock absorbers Yes No
Front/rear pwr windows w/one-touch up/down feature Yes No
Front seat storage trays Yes No
Front Side Air Bag No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Full Alcantara Interior No Yes
Full Alcantara Simulated Suede Headliner No Yes
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front Floor Mats No Yes
Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage, Mini Overhead Console and 2 12V DC Power Outlets No Yes
Full partial leather reclining front sport seats w/seat height adjustment Yes No
Fully Automatic Projector Beam Led Low/High Beam Daytime Running Headlamps w/Washer No Yes
Fully padded manually operated cloth convertible top Yes No
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Oil Temperature, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer No Yes
Glass rear window w/electric defogger Yes No
Headlights-on warning tone Yes No
Illuminated front ashtray Yes No
Independent MacPherson strut front suspension w/stabilizer bar Yes No
Independent torsion beam axle rear suspension Yes No
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, trip odometer, tachometer, fuel/temp gauges Yes No
Integrated rear decklid lip spoiler Yes No
Interior dome light Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Aluminum Instrument Panel Insert, Aluminum Door Panel Insert, Leather/Aluminum Console Insert, Aluminum Interior Accents and Simulated Suede Upholstered Dashboard No Yes
Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry No Yes
Keyless Start No Yes
Knee Air Bag No Yes
Large front door storage pockets w/carpeting Yes No
Leather/Aluminum Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped 4-spoke padded steering wheel w/height-adjustable steering column Yes No
Leather-wrapped shift knob/parking brake handle Yes No
LED Brakelights No Yes
Liftgate Rear Cargo Access No Yes
Light Tinted Glass No Yes
Lockable rear folding seat w/integrated headrests Yes No
Luggage compartment floor covering Yes No
Luggage compartment light Yes No
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column No Yes
Molded door trim w/leatherette inserts, integrated armrests Yes No
MP3 Player No Yes
Multi-Zone A/C No Yes
Navigation System No Yes
Open door warning reflectors Yes No
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Pretensioners No Yes
Outside Temp Gauge No Yes
P195/60HR14 all-season tires Yes No
Passenger Air Bag No Yes
Perimeter Alarm No Yes
Perimeter/Approach Lights No Yes
Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver And Passenger 1-Touch Up/Down No Yes
Power Convertible Retractable Hard Top w/Lining, Glass Rear Window and Fixed Roll-Over Protection No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Folding Mirrors No Yes
Power Mirror(s) No Yes
Power Rear Window w/Defroster No Yes
Power Spoiler No Yes
Power Steering No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Premium AM/FM stereo cassette w/anti-theft coding, 8-speaker system Yes No
Premium Shock Absorbers No Yes
Premium Sound System No Yes
Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start No Yes
Pwr-assisted front vented disc/rear drum brakes Yes No
Pwr-assisted rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr central locking system w/key-operated window opening/closing Yes No
Radio: Meridian Audio System -inc: four-speaker Meridian audio system, IRIS satellite navigation w/Bluetooth telephony, SIRIUS satellite radio, audio streaming and voice control, A second generation IRIS telematics system further simplifies vehicle comman No Yes
Radio w/Clock and Speed Compensated Volume Control No Yes
Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear Defrost No Yes
Rear seat heating/air cond ducts Yes No
Rear Wheel Drive No Yes
Rear-Wheel Drive No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter and Illuminated Entry No Yes
Remote Releases -Inc: Power Trunk/Hatch No Yes
Roll bar Yes No
Rollover Protection Bars No Yes
Satellite Radio No Yes
Security System No Yes
Side Impact Beams No Yes
Space-saver spare tire Yes No
Sport Bucket Seats No Yes
Stability Control No Yes
Systems Monitor No Yes
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks No Yes
Tinted glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tires - Front Performance No Yes
Tires: P235/35ZR19 Front & P305/30ZR20 Rear Pirelli P-Zero Corsa No Yes
Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning No Yes
Tires - Rear Performance No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Transmission: 7-Speed Dual Clutch Automated Manual -inc: Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) w/Pre-Cog rocker gearshift controls, Using the Active Dynamics Panel situated in the center console of the 12C's cockpit, the characteristics of the SSG transmission can No Yes
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode, Pre-Cog Sequential Shift Control w/Steering Wheel Controls and Oil Cooler No Yes
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode No Yes
Trip Computer No Yes
Turbocharged No Yes
Valet Function No Yes
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers No Yes
Wheels: Front 8.5" X 19"/Rear 11" X 20" 650S Silver Lightweight Forged Alloy No Yes






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