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Vehicle 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster 2002 Lexus SC 430 (basic)
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
4293 cc 4.3 liters V 8 front engine with 91 mm bore, 82.5 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
6.5-Liter, 60-Degree V12, 48-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine, Mid/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 640@8000 and Torque Of 487@6000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
75 liter 19.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
All-Wheel Drive Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: concealable No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor No Yes
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
Automatic Safety Rollbars Yes No
Battery Yes No
Battery Gauge Yes No
Black Steel Engine Compartment Stiffening Lattice Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake assist system No Yes
Brembo(R) Front Power 380-mm X 34-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 355-mm X 32-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 249 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.8 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 0 and Luxury Tax No Yes
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.31 No Yes
Coming home device No Yes
Compass No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Day time running lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Digital Clock Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door entry light No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation No Yes
Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Dual Power Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
DVD Player Located In Front Row With 6.5-Inch Screen Located In Front Dash Yes No
Dynamic Rear Proportioning (DRP) Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronically and Speed Controlled Automatic Air Intakes Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emission control level California No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4516, overall length (inches): 177.8, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1349, overall height (inches): 53.1, wheelbase (mm): 2619, wheelbase (inches): 103.1, front track (mm): 1549, front track (inches): 61, rear track (mm): 1534, rear track (inches): 60.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 575 No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width No Yes
Front and rear all seasons tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Limited Slip Differentials Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Automatic Load-Leveling Yes No
Front Dual 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Dual Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front reading lights No Yes
Front SBRP245/35ZR18 and Rear SBRP335/30ZR18 Pirelli P Zero Rosso Tires Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2, EPA highway (mpg): 23, EPA city (l/100km): 13.1 and EPA city (mpg): 18 No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Garage door opener No Yes
Glovebox Yes No
Gull-Wing Doors Open Vertically Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Headlight Washers Yes No
Heat reflective glass No Yes
Hermera Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8.5-In. and Rear 18-In. X 13-In. Yes No
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 945, front headroom (inches): 37.2, rear headroom (mm): 861, rear headroom (inches): 33.9, front hip room (mm): 1415, front hip room (inches): 55.7, rear hip room (mm): 1257, rear hip room (inches): 49.5, front leg room (mm): 1107, front leg room (inches): 43.6, rear leg room (mm): 688, rear leg room (inches): 27.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1367, front shoulder room (inches): 53.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1184, rear shoulder room (inches): 46.6, interior volume (liters): 2124 and interior volume (cu ft): 75 No Yes
Kenwood(R) AM/FM Radio; CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player Yes No
Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Instrument Panel, Doors and Headliner Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Load restraint hooks No Yes
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Low Beam and High Beam Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim wood/woodgrain on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and wood/woodgrain on dashboard No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions and five passenger seat positions No Yes
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint , pearl paint No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice and touch screen controls No Yes
Navigation Pre-Wiring Yes No
Nine speakers No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Pressure and Temperature Gauge Yes No
Other audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 224 kW , 300 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 325 ft lb , 441 Nm @ 3400 rpm No Yes
Power + diversity antenna No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 70000, distance (km): 112654 No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Retractable Body Color Rear Spoiler Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Seating: four seats No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Soft Removable Top Yes No
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Stability control No Yes
Steel Located On Gear Lever Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Traction Control Controlled By Engine Management Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Trip Computer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Warning Lights Include Anti-Lock Brakes and Air Intake System Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1742 and curb weight (lbs) 3840 No Yes
Wind deflector behind seats No Yes
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe No Yes
Wishbone front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Wood & leather electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes






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