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Vehicle 2003 Ford Mustang GT Premium 2008 Tesla Roadster Convertible
100,000-Mile Extended Service Interval No Yes
12v power outlet: front Yes No
1 Cupholder Total No Yes
1-Speed Automatic Transmission No Yes
3-Phase, 4-Pole AC Induction Electric Motor; Rear Mounted With Horsepower Of 248 and Torque Of 211 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
4605 cc 4.6 liters V 8 front engine with 91.4 mm bore, 91.4 mm stroke, 9.4 compression ratio, overhead cam and two valves per cylinder Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
59 liter 15.5 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Alloy Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 6.0-In. and Rear 17-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Audio and Navigation Prewiring No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Warmer No Yes
Blaupunkt AM/FM Radio With 4 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers 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
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Clock Yes No
Compass No Yes
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Courtesy lights Yes No
Crash Sensor Disconnects Battery No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Brakes, Shifting and 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 Folding Manually Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Eight speakers Yes No
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electric Vehicle Service Equipment Home-Based Charging System No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge 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): 1519, front track (inches): 59.8, rear track (mm): 1506, rear track (inches): 59.3, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11613 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 38.1 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-wheel ABS Yes No
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and rear alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and rear other tires with 245 mm tire width, 45% tire profile and Z tire rating Yes No
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 310-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes 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 SBRP175/55R16 Yokohama Neova Tires and Rear SBRP225/45R17 Yokohama Neova Tires No Yes
Front seat back storage 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
Front Tinted Glass No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 9, EPA highway (mpg): 26, EPA city (l/100km): 13.1 and EPA city (mpg): 18 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
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Interior Temperature Gauge 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): 1062, front leg room (inches): 41.8, 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
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 seat upholstery with additional vinyl Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited slip differential Yes No
Load restraint net Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Lower Console Storage No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manual Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Micro-Processor Controlled Lithium-Ion Battery Pack No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil pressure Yes No
Other audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power: 194 kW , 260 HP SAE @ 5250 rpm; 302 ft lb , 409 Nm @ 4000 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Proprietary Low Beam and High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear view mirror Yes No
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Regenerative Braking System No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
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
Safety Rollbar No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Sports electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, three adjustments and tilt adjustment , sports passenger seat with - adjustments Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , beam rear suspension rigid with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trim level: GT 180A Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Power Consumption, Miles To Empty and Instantaneous Power Consumption No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk/hatch spoiler Yes No
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
Vehicle Display System With Touch Screen No Yes
Ventilation system Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1555 and curb weight (lbs) 3429 Yes No
Wheel Locks No Yes
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No
ZLEV Emissions No Yes






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