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Vehicle 2008 Panoz Esperante GTLM Convertible 2004 Lexus SC 430 Convertible
100-Amp Alternator No Yes
1 Cupholder Total Yes No
1 Front Power Outlet, Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
25-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Includes Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Passenger Side Includes Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions No Yes
4.3-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine, Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 300@5600, Torque Of 325@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
66-Amp Hour Battery No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Alloy Grille Yes No
Alloy Pedals and Shifter Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By Engine Management and ABS Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management With 4 Sensors and 4 Wheels No Yes
Audible Warning For Headlights-On No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors For Front and Rear Passenger Seatbelts No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Bader Nappa Leather Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Bader Nappa Leather Seats No Yes
Battery Yes No
BBS(TM) RK Satin Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8.5-In. Yes No
Birds Eye Maple or Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Blaupunkt AM/FM Radio; CD Player; Remote Control Yes No
Body Color Door Handles Yes No
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
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Clearcoat Located On Pre-Preg Sills Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass Yes Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Custom Exhaust Pipes Yes No
Custom Sill Plates Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Deluxe Billet Alloy Interior Accents Yes No
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Sport Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Power Adjustable Automatic Tilt-Down Heated Folding Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory No Yes
Dual Sunvisors Yes No
DVD Player No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Extended Service Interval Platinum Tipped Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Cupholders; 2 Cupholders Total No Yes
Front Driver Airbag No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With 2-Position Driver and 2-Position Passenger Power Memory, Adjustable Seat Height and 4-Way Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Sport Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Power Seat Height Adjustment and Integral Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Floor Mats No Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Fog Lights Yes No
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Discs and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Screen Includes Full Map and Voice Information No Yes
GTLM Rockers Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener Yes Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs Yes No
Infrared Glass No Yes
In-Glass Telephone Antenna No Yes
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Dash, Console and Doors Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lexus/Mark Levinson AM/FM ETR(R) Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse and Dolby(R) B and C Noise Reduction; 6-Disc In-Dash CD Changer No Yes
Light Green Tinted Glass No Yes
Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Auto Leveling No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Momo(TM) Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Panic Alarm Yes No
Navigation Pre-Wiring Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Power Drivers Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Mast and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Programmable Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, and Panic Alarm No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System (RDS) No Yes
Rear Bench Seat With Integrated Headrests No Yes
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defogger No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes Yes
SBRP245/40R18 Z-Rated, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
SBRP255/45ZR18 Tires Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Special Badges Yes No
Sport Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer 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
Tachometer With 8000 RPM No Yes
Telephone Prewiring No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, Stop Watch, Clock and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Traction Control No Yes
Vinyl Tonneau Cover Yes No
Visteon Complex Reflex Reflector Halogen Headlights Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wind Deflector No Yes






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