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Vehicle 2003 Ford Mustang Deluxe 2010 Lotus Elise Convertible
12v power outlet: front Yes No
1.8-Liter VVTL-i, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 190@7800, Torque Of 133@6800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3802 cc 3.8 liters V 6 front engine with 96.5 mm bore, 86.4 mm stroke, 9.3 compression ratio, overhead valve and two 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-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
59 liter 15.5 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
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
Alpine(R) AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
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
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Bucket electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, three adjustments and tilt adjustment , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 218 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.7 Yes No
Clock Yes No
Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Courtesy lights Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger power black door mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Engine Start Button No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4653, overall length (inches): 183.2, overall width (mm): 1857, overall width (inches): 73.1, overall height (mm): 1351, overall height (inches): 53.2, wheelbase (mm): 2573, wheelbase (inches): 101.3, front track (mm): 1529, front track (inches): 60.2, rear track (mm): 1539, rear track (inches): 60.6, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11308 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37.1 Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 625 Yes No
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 speakers Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and rear alloy chrome wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width Yes No
Front and rear all seasons tires with 225 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
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 Mud Guards No Yes
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.1, EPA highway (mpg): 29, EPA city (l/100km): 11.8 and EPA city (mpg): 20 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
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint Yes No
Heat reflective glass Yes No
High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer 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
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 968, front headroom (inches): 38.1, rear headroom (mm): 909, rear headroom (inches): 35.8, front hip room (mm): 1328, front hip room (inches): 52.3, rear hip room (mm): 1041, rear hip room (inches): 41, front leg room (mm): 1082, front leg room (inches): 42.6, rear leg room (mm): 759, rear leg room (inches): 29.9, front shoulder room (mm): 1361, front shoulder room (inches): 53.6, rear shoulder room (mm): 1052 and rear shoulder room (inches): 41.4 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler No Yes
Load restraint net Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil pressure Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Power: 142 kW , 190 HP SAE @ 5250 rpm; 220 ft lb , 298 Nm @ 2750 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch Yes No
Remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , beam rear suspension rigid with coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trim level: DELUXE Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Unleaded fuel Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Ventilation system Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1476 and curb weight (lbs) 3254 Yes No
Wheel Locks No Yes
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No






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