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Vehicle 2001 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible SVT Cobra 2009 Lotus Elise Convertible
15.7 gallon fuel tank Yes No
160 MPH speedometer Yes No
17" spare tire/aluminum wheel Yes No
17" x 8" aluminum wheels w/painted accents Yes No
1.8-Liter I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 189@7800, Torque Of 133@6800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
(2) pwr points Yes No
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4.6L DOHC SMPI V8 engine Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
4-wheel anti-lock braking system Yes No
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
6-way pwr driver seat-inc: pwr lumbar support, side bolsters Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Air Intakes, Underbody Aero Cladding and Side Scoops No Yes
Alloy Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 5.5-In. and Rear 17-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
All-speed traction control Yes No
Alpine(R) AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
AP Racing(R) Front Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc and Brembo(R) Rear Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring No Yes
Battery No Yes
Black Soft Removable Top No Yes
Cargo compartment lamp Yes No
Child seat tether anchor brackets Yes No
City 17/hwy 25 (4.6L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Cobra badging-inc: bright emblem on fender, bright SVT emblem on decklid Yes No
Cobra emblem embroidered into back of front seats Yes No
Color-keyed carpeting Yes No
Color-keyed rocker moldings Yes No
Complex halogen headlamps Yes No
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger Second Generation airbags Yes No
Driver-side footrest Yes No
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated covered vanity mirrors Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front floor console w/armrest, storage bin, cupholders Yes No
Front Mud Guards No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front/rear color-keyed fascias Yes No
Front reclining sport bucket seats w/head restraints Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
HD 130-amp alternator Yes No
HD 58 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent rear suspension w/iron upper/aluminum lower control arms, linear rate springs, gas shocks Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Intermittent windshield wipers Yes No
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
In-trunk safety release w/glow-in-the-dark handle Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather front seats, cloth rear seat Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather-wrapped shift knob Yes No
Leather-wrapped steering wheel Yes No
Light group-inc: dome lamps integral w/mirror, front door courtesy switches Yes No
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler No Yes
Locking glove box Yes No
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Mach 460 Electronic AM/FM stereo radio-inc: 6-disc in-dash CD changer, (2) 85-watt subwoofer amps,(4) 7.5" mid bass speakers,(4) 2.5" midrange/ tweeters, DSP, RDS, 3-second anti-skip memory, clock Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Molded Cobra nomenclature on front fascia/rear bumper Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
P245/45ZR17 performance tires Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats No Yes
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes Yes No
Pwr decklid release Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr outside mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
Pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr retractable convertible top w/semi-hard boot Yes No
Pwr windows w/driver-side express down Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear bench seat Yes No
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Rear window defroster Yes No
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
SBRP175/50R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires No Yes
SecuriLock anti-theft system Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Speed control Yes No
Stainless steel dual exhaust system Yes No
Tachometer No Yes
Tachometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, temp/fuel/oil pressure gauges Yes No
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted glass Yes No
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction-Loc limited slip rear differential Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Unique fog lamps Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes






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