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Vehicle 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster Base
12v power outlet: front Yes No
2351 cc 2.4 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86.5 mm bore, 100 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, overhead cam and four valves per cylinder Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side Yes No
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, 4/OHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 380@7000, Torque Of 302@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
62 liter 16.4 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8.5-In.and Rear 18-In. X 9.5-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 160-Watts; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player No Yes
Analog Clock No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 84 or distance (miles): 100000, distance (km): 160935 Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Battery No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Bucket driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and - adjustments , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments Yes No
Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 204 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.2 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Clock Yes No
Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.31 Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Concealed Safety Rollbar No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Disconnects Battery No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Door ajar warning Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger power black door mirrors Yes No
Driver Power Seat No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emission control level FED Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4455, overall length (inches): 175.4, overall width (mm): 1750, overall width (inches): 68.9, overall height (mm): 1341, overall height (inches): 52.8, wheelbase (mm): 2560, wheelbase (inches): 100.8, front track (mm): 1509, front track (inches): 59.4, rear track (mm): 1509, rear track (inches): 59.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 555 Yes No
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 6 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
Front and trunk/hatch spoiler Yes No
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Cupholder No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat No Yes
Front Power 355-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 330-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front SBRP235/45ZR18 and Rear SBRP275/40ZR18, Bridgestone Potenza Tires No Yes
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bars No Yes
Front-wheel drive Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.8, EPA highway (mpg): 30, EPA city (l/100km): 10.7 and EPA city (mpg): 22 Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glovebox No Yes
Graziano 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Headlight control with time delay switch-off Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers No Yes
Infinity audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player Yes No
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1001, front headroom (inches): 39.4, rear headroom (mm): 876, rear headroom (inches): 34.5, front hip room (mm): 1318, front hip room (inches): 51.9, rear hip room (mm): 1054, rear hip room (inches): 41.5, front leg room (mm): 1074, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (mm): 747, rear leg room (inches): 29.4, front shoulder room (mm): 1326, front shoulder room (inches): 52.2, rear shoulder room (mm): 1072, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.2, interior volume (liters): 2127 and interior volume (cu ft): 75.1 Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Leather Located On Dash, Center Console, Doors and Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Load restraint hooks Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint , pearl paint Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 110 kW , 147 HP SAE @ 5500 rpm; 158 ft lb , 214 Nm @ 4000 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bars No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Seven speakers Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trim level: GS Yes No
Trip Computer No Yes
Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs Yes No
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Two one-piece bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Unleaded fuel Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1380 and curb weight (lbs) 3042 Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No






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