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Vehicle 2009 Cadillac STS V8 Premium Luxury Performance 2010 Maserati Quattroporte Base
19-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes Yes
2 Front and 2 Rear Reading Lights Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
2 Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel, Radio and HVAC Yes No
2-Position Memory Steering Column Yes No
33-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
3-Function Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Seat and Steering Wheel No Yes
4.2-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 400@7000, Torque Of 339@4750, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4.6-Liter, Northstar V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 320@6400 and Torque Of 315@4400 Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
6-Disc DVD Changer Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Adaptive Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
Adaptive Variable Suspension Yes No
Alcantara(R) Leather Seats Yes No
Alloy Door Sill Protectors No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. Yes No
Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8.5-In. and Rear 18-In. X 10.5-In. No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, AudioPilot(R) Speed Sensitive Volume, Bose(R) 5.1 Sound System and 15 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; XM(R) Satellite Radio Yes No
Analog Clock No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring Yes No
Auto Engage Parking Brake No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Automatic Recirculation No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off With Dusk Sensor Yes No
Automatic Release Parking Brake Yes Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column Yes Yes
Battery Yes Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Bose(R) AM/FM Radio With 100-Watts, Seek, Scan, AudioPilot(TM) Speed Sensitive Volume, Bose(R) Surround Sound and 11 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio No Yes
Brembo(R) Performance Front Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 365-mm X 28-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Card Key Yes No
Cargo Area Tiedowns Yes No
Cargo Net Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes No
Chrome Grille No Yes
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipes No Yes
Chrome Trim Located On Side Windows No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Operates Audio, Windows and Sunroof For 10-Minutes Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 14 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side Electrochromic and 2-Position Memory Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Heated Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
DVD Navigation Aid With 8-In. Touch Screen Yes No
DVD Player No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes Yes
Engine Start Button Yes No
Equalizer No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs and Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Fabric Located On Headliner No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front and Rear Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Cigarette Lighter With Front Ashtray No Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support Yes Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated and Cooled Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Driver Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 3-Position Driver Power Memory, Integral Headrests and Fold-Down Armrest No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Height Adjustable Seatbelts No Yes
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 14 Ways Total No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 330-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 330-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof No Yes
Front Power Outlet, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Front Power Tilt and Slide Sunroof Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front SBRP235/50WR18 and Rear SBRP255/45WR18 BSW Michelin(R) All-Season Tires Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front Side Airbags Yes No
Fully Automatic Power Trunk Lid No Yes
GPS and Hard Drive Navigation Aid With 7-In. Touch Screen and Voice Activation No Yes
Hard Drive With 30GB Total No Yes
Headlight Washers Yes Yes
Heated Steering Wheel Yes No
Hill Descent Control Yes No
Hill Start Control No Yes
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and High Luxury Ride Type No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Magnetic Ride Type Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and High Luxury Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Magnetic Ride Type Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Instrumentation Displayed On Windshield Yes No
Intellibeam Automatic High/Low Beam Control Adaptive Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights Yes No
Intelligent Cruise Control Yes No
iPod(R) Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Includes Portable Audio Connectivity and Charging No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
Lane Departure Warning Yes No
L A T C H Yes Yes
Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
LED Taillights No Yes
Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox Yes Yes
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes Yes
Manual Sunshade Located On Sunroof Yes No
Maserati Stability Program (Msp) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control No Yes
Memory Steering Column No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock and Trunk No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry, Trunk, and Panic Alarm Yes No
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone Yes No
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance Yes No
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance Yes No
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Directions and Connections Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount Yes No
OnStar(R) Turn-By-Turn Navigation Aid Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes Yes
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Poltrona Frau(R) Leather Seats No Yes
Power Decklid Yes No
Power Decklid Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes Yes
Power Sunshade Located On Rear Window No Yes
Power Telescopic Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Power Window Lockout Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Power Windows With Front and Rear One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Yes No
Quattroporte Badge Located On Dash No Yes
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
RainSense(R) Rain Sensing Wipers Yes No
Rain Sensing Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Auxiliary Audio/Visual Input Jacks Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests, Fold-Down Center Armrest and Redundant Front Passenger Seat Fore/Aft Control No Yes
Rear Electronic Parking Aid Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Rear Heated Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear Seat Power Outlet Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote Ignition Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Yes Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty For 50,000-Miles, 48-Months No Yes
Rosewood Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Sapele Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel Yes No
SBR P R18 Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Yes Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes Yes
Side-Blind Zone Alert Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Scoops No Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Deep Tinted Glass Yes No
StabiliTrak(TM) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
Sunshade Located On Sunroof No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna Yes No
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Front Console No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Stop Watch and Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light Yes No
USB Port No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Anti-Lift Sensor and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via PASS-Key III Engine Immobilizer and Alarm Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Telephone Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System, Audio and Bluetooth(TM) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone Yes No
Windshield Wiper Activated Headlights Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(TM) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel Yes Yes






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