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Vehicle 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
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
2 Front; 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
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
4.7-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, 4/OHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 420@7300, Torque Of 346@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
Air Intakes No Yes
Alloy Located On Instrument Panel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 19-In. X 8.5-In. and Rear 19-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
Audio and Navigation Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Concealed Safety Rollbar No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Battery No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
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 and Cargo Area 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
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 Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Angle, Yaw Rate and Wheel Speed No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emission control level FED Yes No
Engine Start/Stop 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 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
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 Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Sport Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 355-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 330-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front SBRP235/40ZR19 and Rear SBRP275/35ZR19 Bridgestone(R) Potenza Tires No Yes
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front Side Airbags No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar 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
Full Grain Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Glass Emotion Control Unit (ECU) Card Key No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glovebox No Yes
Graphite Trim Located On Center Floor Console 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
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
iPod(R) Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Includes Portable Audio Connectivity and Charging No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
LED Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Load restraint hooks Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights and Projector Beam High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
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-Function Remote Operates Alarm, Door Lock/Unlock and Trunk No Yes
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 Operated Via Card Key and Internal Switch 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
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
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
Servotronic Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering 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
USB Port No Yes
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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