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Vehicle 2008 Panoz Esperante GTLM Convertible 1999 Pontiac Firebird 2dr Conv Firebird
105-amp alternator No Yes
16.8 gallon fuel tank No Yes
16" bright silver 5-spoke cast aluminum wheels No Yes
1 Cupholder Total Yes No
1 Front Power Outlet, Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
25-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
3.23 rear axle ratio No Yes
3.8L (231) SFI V6 3800 Series II engine No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS) No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
6-way pwr driver/4-way manual front passenger seats No Yes
Air conditioning No Yes
Alloy Grille Yes No
Alloy Pedals and Shifter Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By Engine Management and ABS Yes No
**ALL STANDARDS ARE 1999 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED** No Yes
Automatic pwr door locks-inc: retained accessory pwr No Yes
Battery Yes No
BBS(TM) RK Satin Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8.5-In. Yes No
Blaupunkt AM/FM Radio; CD Player; Remote Control Yes No
Body-color body-side moldings No Yes
Body Color Door Handles Yes No
Body-color soft fascia-type bumpers No Yes
Brembo(R) Plated and Cross-Drilled Front Power 330-mm X 28-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 297-mm X 18-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Carbon Fiber Exterior Vents Yes No
Carbon Fiber Radiator Valance Yes No
Carbon Slam Panel Yes No
Carpeted front floor mats No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Cartegena cloth reclining front bucket seats No Yes
Cigarette Lighter Yes No
City 19/hwy 29 (3.8L engine/4-speed auto trans) No Yes
City 19/hwy 30 (3.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) No Yes
Clearcoat Located On Pre-Preg Sills Yes No
Compact spare tire No Yes
Compass Yes No
Composite body panels-inc: doors, fenders, fascias, rear spoiler No Yes
Concealed quartz halogen headlamps No Yes
Controlled-cycle windshield wipers No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Custom Exhaust Pipes Yes No
Custom Sill Plates Yes No
Day/night rearview mirror w/reading lamps No Yes
Daytime running lamps No Yes
Delco Freedom II battery No Yes
Deluxe Billet Alloy Interior Accents Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver & front passenger next generation airbags No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Sport Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual covered visor vanity mirrors No Yes
Dual pwr sport mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Electric rear window defogger No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
ETR AM/FM stereo w/compact disc, graphic equalizer-inc: Monsoon 500-watt peak pwr amplifier, 8-speaker premium sound system, digital clock, seek-up/down, remote CD pre-wiring No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Extensive acoustical insulation No Yes
Extensive anti-corrosion protection No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
Fog lamps No Yes
Folding rear seat No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Sport Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Power Seat Height Adjustment and Integral Headrests Yes No
Front Fog Lights Yes No
Front/rear lap/shoulder safety belts w/rear child comfort guides No Yes
Front/rear stabilizer bars No Yes
Full-length front console w/cupholder, auxiliary pwr outlet, storage box No Yes
GM computer command control No Yes
GTLM Rockers Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs Yes No
Independent short/long arm front suspension No Yes
Instrumentation-inc: electronic analog speedometer, tachometer, odometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, coolant temp/oil pressure gauges No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Leather Located On Dash, Console and Doors Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather-wrapped shift knob/parking brake handle No Yes
Leather-wrapped steering wheel w/radio controls No Yes
Lights-inc: ashtray, rear seat courtesy, trunk No Yes
Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Locking glovebox w/light No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Yes No
Low oil level monitor & warning No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Momo(TM) Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Panic Alarm Yes No
Navigation Pre-Wiring Yes No
Oil life monitor No Yes
P215/60R16 touring SBR BSW tires No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Pass-Key II theft-deterrent system No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Drivers Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Windows Yes No
Pwr antenna No Yes
Pwr front/rear vented disc brakes No Yes
Pwr rack & pinion steering No Yes
Pwr windows w/driver-side express-down No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Rear decklid spoiler No Yes
Rear floor mats No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear wheel drive No Yes
Remote decklid release No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Ride & handling suspension No Yes
Salisbury axle rear suspension w/torque arm, trailing arm, track bar No Yes
SBRP255/45ZR18 Tires Yes No
Security pkg-inc: audible theft deterrent system, remote keyless entry No Yes
Side-guard door beams No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Side window defoggers No Yes
Solar-Ray tinted glass No Yes
Special Badges Yes No
Sport Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Stainless steel exhaust system No Yes
Supercharged SVT 4.6-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 420@6000 and Torque Of 420@3500, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
Supercharger Yes No
Tachometer Yes No
Tilt steering column No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Vinyl Tonneau Cover Yes No
Visteon Complex Reflex Reflector Halogen Headlights Yes No
Waterborne base-coat/2-component clearcoat finish paint No Yes






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