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Vehicle 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible GLS 1.8T 2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Convertible
12v power outlet: front & cargo Yes No
1781 cc 1.8 liters in-line 4 front engine with 81 mm bore, 86.4 mm stroke, 9.3 compression ratio, double overhead cam and five valves per cylinder Yes No
180-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Speed Vehicle Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
55 liter 14.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
600-CCA Battery No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
7000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
8.4-Liter, 90-Degree V10, VVT 20-Valve, OHV, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 600@6100, Torque Of 560@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Air conditioning Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 310-Watts and 7 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 144 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Key-In-Ignition, Seatbelt Unfastened, Low Fuel, Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, Electrical System, Coolant Temperature and Headlights On No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Brembo(R) Front Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Bucket driver and passenger seat with height adjustment and - adjustments Yes No
Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 142 and all seats in place (cu ft): 5 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Cigarette Lighter With Removable Ashtray No Yes
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.37 Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Day time running lights Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door ajar warning Yes No
Door edge hazard lights Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver and passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Dual Body-Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Vinyl Sunvisors No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4092, overall length (inches): 161.1, overall width (mm): 1725, overall width (inches): 67.9, overall height (mm): 1501, overall height (inches): 59.1, wheelbase (mm): 2510, wheelbase (inches): 98.8, front track (mm): 1506, front track (inches): 59.3, rear track (mm): 1486, rear track (inches): 58.5, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10912 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.8 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: Yes No
Fixed Hoop Aluminum Safety Rollbars No Yes
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 Air Dam No Yes
Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 6.5 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Locking Storage No Yes
Front and rear reading lights Yes No
Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating Yes No
Front Dual 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Dual Power Door Openers No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front SBRP275/35ZR18 and Rear SBRP345/30ZR19 BSW Michelin(R) Pilot Sport PS2 Tires No Yes
Front seat back storage Yes No
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats and rear seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front-wheel drive Yes No
Fuel economy Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box , partial overhead console with covered storage box Yes No
Fullsize steel rim internal spare wheel Yes No
GKN Visco Lok Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1034, front headroom (inches): 40.7, rear headroom (mm): 945, rear headroom (inches): 37.2, front leg room (mm): 1001, front leg room (inches): 39.4, rear leg room (mm): 800, rear leg room (inches): 31.5, front shoulder room (mm): 1341, front shoulder room (inches): 52.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1069, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.1, interior volume (liters): 2209 and interior volume (cu ft): 78 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Limited slip differential Yes No
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Decklid Release, Anti-Theft and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil Cooler No Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No
Polished Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 10-In. and Rear 19-In. X 13-In. No Yes
Power: 110 kW , 150 HP SAE @ 5800 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 2200 rpm Yes No
Power Adjustable Foot Pedals No Yes
Power Door Locks Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 Yes No
Power Windows With Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Pretensioners With Load Limiters No Yes
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear ashtray Yes No
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 control remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Roof antenna Yes No
Roof spoiler Yes No
Run Flat Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Stability control Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Ten speakers Yes No
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trim level: GLS Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Turbo compressor Yes No
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats Yes No
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Sentry Key(R) Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Vinyl seat upholstery with additional vinyl Yes No
Warning Lights Include Oil Temperature, Coolant Temperature, Charging System, Passenger Airbag Off, Door Ajar, Door Unlocked, Low Tires, Seatbelts Unfastened, Brake System, Decklid Ajar, Turn Signal, High Beam, Foglights, ABS and Check Engine No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1436 and curb weight (lbs) 3166 Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes No






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