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Vehicle 2008 smart fortwo passion cabriolet 2002 Lexus SC 430 (basic)
1.0-Liter, I3, 12-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Rear/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 70@5800, Torque Of 68@4500, Alloy Cylinder Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
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
5-Speed Automatic Interactive Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
75 liter 19.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Wheels, Front 15-In. X 4.5-In. and Rear 15-In. X 5.5-In. Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
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 Interactive Manual Transmission Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Yes No
Black Tridion Safety Cell Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake assist system No Yes
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
Clock Yes Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.31 No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Coming home device No Yes
Compass No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Corner Brake Control Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Day time running lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
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 Shifting Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation No Yes
Dual Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic Stability Program (ESP(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emission control level California No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
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
Fold-Down Tailgate Yes No
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
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 Crumple Zones Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Folding Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Passenger Automatic Locking Retractor Yes No
Front Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes No
Front Power 279-mm Disc and Rear Power 203-mm Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front reading lights No Yes
Front SBRP155/60R15 and Rear SBRP175/55R15 All-Season 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 Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
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
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Heat reflective glass No Yes
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Interior Dust and Pollen Air Filter 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
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Load restraint hooks No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Cap 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-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Tailgate Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice and touch screen controls No Yes
Nine speakers No Yes
Other audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Panic Button Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight or Installed Child Seat Yes No
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 With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 70000, distance (km): 112654 No Yes
Power Windows With One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium AM/FM Radio With 4 Speakers Total; CD Player; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3 Player Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear Window Intermittent Wiper/Washer Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote Liftgate Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Rigid Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Seating: four seats No Yes
Service Interval Indicator Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Sports Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Stability control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Transmission Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
Tachometer No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Trip Computer With Fuel Range Remaining and Trip Odometer 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
ULEV Emissions Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
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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