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Vehicle 1998 Acura CL 2dr Cpe 3.0L Base 2007 Saturn ION 3 Quad Coupe Automatic
100-amp alternator Yes No
105-Amp Alternator No Yes
16" x 6.0" 7-spoke cast-aluminum wheels Yes No
17.2 gallon fuel tank Yes No
2.2-Liter Ecotec(TM), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 145@5600, Torque Of 150@4200 No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
3.0L SOHC PGM-FI 24-valve V6 VTEC engine Yes No
3-channel, 4-sensor anti-lock brakes Yes No
3-coat, 3-bake paint Yes No
3-point auto retracting outboard seat belts Yes No
4-Speed Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
4-speed electronically-controlled automatic transmission w/OD, grade logic control system Yes No
4-wheel independent suspension w/coil springs, front/rear stabilizer bars Yes No
5-mph bumpers Yes No
72 amp battery Yes No
8-way pwr driver seat w/auto-positioning feature, manual lumbar support Yes No
Adjustable front headrests Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 4 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Anti-theft alarm w/immobilizer system Yes No
**ASTERISK (*) INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODELS STANDARD EQUIPMENT** Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Parking Brake-On and Turn Signal-On No Yes
Automatic climate control air conditioning system Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On No Yes
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Center console w/armrest, CD storage compartment, sunglass storage Yes No
City 20/hwy 28 (3.0L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Color-keyed body-side moldings Yes No
Color-keyed front/rear bumpers Yes No
Color-keyed heated pwr mirrors Yes No
Color-keyed leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel w/radio controls Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Digital quartz clock Yes No
Door storage compartments Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Steering No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver & front passenger air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Driver Seatback Storage Pocket No Yes
Dual cup holders Yes No
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors Yes No
Dual Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Device No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs and Coolant No Yes
Flash-to-pass Yes No
Folding rear seat center armrest w/trunk pass-through Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front bucket seats Yes No
Front Dependent Dual Access Panels No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Side Manually Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front mud guards Yes No
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Seatback Storage Pocket No Yes
Front Power Disc and Rear Power Drum Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front/rear crumple zones Yes No
Front/rear pwr-assisted disc brakes (vented front) Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front side window defoggers Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front wheel drive Yes No
Galvanized body panels Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
Green heat-rejecting tinted glass Yes No
Halogen Headlights No Yes
High-pwr AM/FM audio system w/in-dash CD player, 6-Bose speakers Yes No
HomeLink universal garage door opener Yes No
Hydraulic engine mounts Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Soft Ride Type No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: speedometer, odometer, trip odometer, tachometer, temp/ fuel gauges Yes No
Integrated headlights Yes No
Interior Dust and Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Lighted ashtray/cigarette lighter Yes No
Maintenance interval indicator Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual passenger seat walk-in feature Yes No
Moquette cloth interior trim Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Anti-Theft, and Trunk No Yes
OnStar(R) Personal Calling Hands-Free Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Tracking No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Service Plan Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Personal Calling, Remote Unlocking, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, and Vehicle Diagnostics No Yes
OnStar(R) Vehicle Location System No Yes
Overhead map lights Yes No
P205/55R16 SBR Michelin MXV4 tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger seatback pocket Yes No
Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking No Yes
Pwr tilt/sliding glass moonroof Yes No
Pwr windows/door locks Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Heating and Air Conditioning Ducts No Yes
Rear Seat Power Outlet No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear window antenna Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window defroster w/timer Yes No
Remote Decklid Release No Yes
Remote keyless entry system Yes No
Remote trunk/fuel-filler door releases Yes No
SBRP205/55R16 BSW, All-Season Performance Tires No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers and Soft Ride Type No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Oil Level, Oil Quality and Tire Wear No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Tires No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side-impact door beams Yes No
Side-intrusion hip/shoulder pads Yes No
Simulated wood trim on instrument panel Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Tamper-resistant door handles Yes No
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
Variable intermittent windshield wipers w/mist feature Yes No
Variable pwr-assisted rotary-valve rack-and-pinion steering Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Warning lights-inc: door ajar, parking/anti-lock brakes, seat belt, check engine, low fuel, battery, oil level Yes No






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