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Vehicle 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX 2014 McLaren MP4-12C Spider
12v power outlet: front Yes No
1807-lb Front Gross Axle Weight Rating No Yes
1984 cc 2 liters in-line 4 front engine with 82.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam and two valves per cylinder Yes No
2248-lb Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
3850-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
52 liter 13.7 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 19-in. X 8.5-in. and Rear 20-in. X 11-in. No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Release Parking Brake No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
Black Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding and Exterior Door Handles No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Body side molding Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 227 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8 Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.37 Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Courtesy lights Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Day time running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Door ajar warning Yes No
Door edge hazard lights Yes No
Door Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger externally adjustable heated partial-painted door mirrors Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Eight speakers Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4074, overall length (inches): 160.4, overall width (mm): 1694, overall width (inches): 66.7, overall height (mm): 1422, overall height (inches): 56, wheelbase (mm): 2474, wheelbase (inches): 97.4, front track (mm): 1463, front track (inches): 57.6, rear track (mm): 1427, rear track (inches): 56.2, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10607 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 34.8 Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 550 Yes No
Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection Yes No
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbar No Yes
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs Yes No
Four-wheel ABS Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 14 inch rim diam and 6 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and rear tires with 195 mm tire width, 60% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
Front Cupholders No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Passenger Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Integral Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
front P235/35YR19 BSW Performance and rear P305/30YR20 BSW Performance tires No Yes
Front Power 370-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 350-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Windows With Front One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front Reading Lights No Yes
Front seat back storage Yes No
Front seats cup holders , rear seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag Yes No
Front-wheel drive Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.6, EPA highway (mpg): 31, EPA city (l/100km): 9.8 and EPA city (mpg): 24 Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Full dashboard console with open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box Yes No
Glass Rear Window on Convertible No Yes
Hard Drive with 40GB total; No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated washer Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
Hill Start Control No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and sport Ride Type No Yes
Interactive Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 983, front headroom (inches): 38.7, rear headroom (mm): 930, rear headroom (inches): 36.6, front leg room (mm): 1074, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (mm): 790, rear leg room (inches): 31.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1374, front shoulder room (inches): 54.1, rear shoulder room (mm): 1181, rear shoulder room (inches): 46.5, interior volume (liters): 2322 and interior volume (cu ft): 82 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob No Yes
leather/aluminum Center Floor Console, aluminum Doors, simulated suede Headliner, aluminum Instrument Panel and leather/aluminum Steering Wheel No Yes
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl Yes No
Load restraint net Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim leather on gearknob Yes No
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Memory Device Reader No Yes
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint , pearl paint Yes No
MP3 Player No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Perimeter Lighting, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 85 kW , 115 HP SAE @ 5200 rpm; 122 ft lb , 165 Nm @ 2600 rpm Yes No
Power Backlight Window No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch No Yes
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 Yes No
Pre-Cog Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Retractable Rear Spoiler No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, Unlimited Miles, No Yes
Seamless Shift Gearbox 7-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Soft Top No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Spare Tire Credit/Delete No Yes
Sports heated driver and passenger seat with height adjustment and - adjustments Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Transmission No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Trim level: GLX Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Turbocharged 3.8-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, 8, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Mid/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 616@7500, Torque Of 443@3000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
twin turbo No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats , two head restraints on rear seats Yes No
Two one-piece bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Unleaded fuel Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Video Player with 1 Flat Panel Screen Located In Front Row No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Door Ajar, Electrical System, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1296 and curb weight (lbs) 2857 Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe Yes No






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