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Vehicle 2007 Kia Sorento LX 4X4 2009 Acura RDX 5-Spd AT
100,000-Miles Extended Service Interval For Tune-Up No Yes
19-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
1 Rear and 1 Cargo Area Power Outlet Yes No
21-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes Yes
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
2-Speed Transfer Case Yes No
3.8-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 262@6000, Torque Of 260@4500, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
3-Function HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
4894-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5644-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Yes No
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive With Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
6.5-Inch Instrumentation Display No Yes
Acura Personalized Settings 2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Seat and Exterior Mirrors No Yes
Acura Premium Sound System AM/FM Radio With 360-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 7 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (XM(R) Satellite Radio Unavailable In Alaska or Hawaii and Is Provided On A 90-Day Free-Trial Basis Upon Vehicle Purchase) No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Advanced Compatibility Engineering(TM) (Ace(TM)) Body Structure No Yes
Alloy Interior Trim Located On Instrument Panel, Center Floor Console, Doors and Steering Wheel No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 7-In. Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Locking Hubs Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Battery Yes Yes
Body Color Front Air Dam Yes No
Body Color Front and Rear Bumpers Yes No
Body Color Rear Spoiler No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks Yes Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows and Moonroof No Yes
Delphi(TM) Premium AM/FM Radio With 10 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Knee Airbag Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors, Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down and Driver Side 2-Position Memory No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Emergency Reduced Engine Power No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes Yes
Front Dual Maplights Yes No
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 8-Ways Total With Driver Adjustable Seat Height Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Sport Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 305-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power 300-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 315-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Full Size Spare Tire Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
Halogen Headlights Yes No
HandsFreeLink(R) Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Hard Cargo Cover No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Door Key Surround and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Anti-Squat, Anti-Dive Geometry, Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Anti-Squat, Anti-Dive Geometry, Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior Load Area Light Yes Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Live Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Maintenance Minder(TM) Maintenance Interval Indicator No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Liftgate and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Rear Liftgate Yes No
Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes Yes
Part-Time 4-Wheel Drive Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Perforated Leather Seats No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights Activated Via Time Delay No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Engine Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Flip-Up Liftgate Window Yes No
Power Glass Tilt and Slide Moonroof No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock No Yes
Power Window Lockout Yes No
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down Yes No
Power Windows With One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection No Yes
Pre-Wiring No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking No Yes
Programmable Selective Unlocking Via Remote No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes Yes
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Armrest Yes No
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Armrest No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Rear Privacy Glass No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Intermittent Wiper/Washer Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Liftgate Release No Yes
Retractable Cargo Cover Yes No
Rollover Sensor No Yes
Roof Rack Yes No
SBRP235/55R18 99V High Performance All-Season Tires No Yes
SBRP245/70R16 Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Sequential Sportshift(TM) 5-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Sequential Sportshift(TM) Manually Interactive Transmission No Yes
Side and Rear Privacy Glass Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Headliner Yes No
Sportmatic(TM) Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control, Instrumentation Display, Transmission and Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Sunshade Located On Moonroof No Yes
Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD(TM)) No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Theater Style Rear Seating No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Yes Yes
Transfer Case No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Stop Watch No Yes
Turbocharged 2.3-Liter i-VTEC(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 240@6000, Torque Of 260@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
Turbocharger With Intercooler No Yes
Two Front Power Outlets Yes No
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Tire Carrier Yes No
Underseat Storage Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Angle/Direction, Yaw Rate and Lateral Acceleration No Yes
Voice Recognition(TM) Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Low Fuel Yes No
Windshield Wiper De-Icer Yes No






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