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Vehicle 2008 Lotus Elise Convertible 2010 smart fortwo passion cabriolet
1.0-Liter, I3, 12-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Rear/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 70@5800, Torque Of 68@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
1.8-Liter I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 134@6200, Torque Of 127@4200, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
2 Front; 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Automatic Interactive Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
Air Intakes, Underbody Aero Cladding and Side Scoops Yes No
Alloy Wheels, Front 15-In. X 4.5-In. and Rear 15-In. X 5.5-In. No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 5.5-In. and Rear 17-In. X 7.5-In. Yes No
AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player Yes No
AP Racing(R) Front Power 288-mm Ventilated Disc and Brembo(R) Rear Power 288-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Seatbelts Unfastened No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractor No Yes
Battery Yes Yes
Black Soft Removable Top Yes No
Black Tridion Safety Cell No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet No Yes
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Corner Brake Control No Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Shifting No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Dual Black Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic Stability Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control No Yes
Engine Start Button Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Fold-Down Tailgate No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Folding Bucket Seats, Manually Adjusts 4 Ways Total With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Sport Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Mud Guards Yes No
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Power 279-mm Disc and Rear Power 203-mm Drum Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front SBRP155/60R15 and Rear SBRP175/55R15 All-Season Tires No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Hill Start Control No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes Yes
Interior Dust and Pollen Air Filter No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler Yes No
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Cap No Yes
Map Lights No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Tailgate No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Tailgate Lock/Unlock No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium AM/FM Radio With Surround Sound and 4 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3 Player No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats Yes No
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Liftgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection No Yes
Security Pre-Wiring No Yes
Semi-Independent Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Smartshift(R) Automatic Interactive Manual Transmission No Yes
Sports Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Transmission No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer With Fuel Range Remaining and Trip Odometer No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Wheel Locks Yes No






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