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Vehicle 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LS Sedan 2012 Porsche Panamera 4S
1278-Lb Payload Package No Yes
12-Volt Battery Yes No
2.2-Liter Ecotec(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 155@6100, Torque Of 150@4900, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Automatic/Delayed Locking, Automatic Headlights, Exterior Mirrors and Seat No Yes
4.8-Liter, V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, DI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 400@6500, Torque Of 369@3500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4 Front Power Outlets No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5379-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
7-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Tow/Haul/Snow Mode No Yes
95 Cold Cranking Amp Battery No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 8-in. and Rear 18-in. X 9-in. No Yes
All-Wheel Drive No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 235-Watts, Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 11 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Adaptive Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Release Parking Brake No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Auxiliary Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Body Color and Black Grille Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located on Rear Doors No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes No
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder Yes No
Compass No Yes
Cornering Lights No Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Diversity In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Black Manually Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Folding Power Adjustable Heated Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 2-Position Memory and Passenger Automatic Tilt-Down No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Engine Compartment Light No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders No Yes
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Front and Rear Pretensioners No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats, Driver Side Manually Adjusts 4 Ways Total With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Passenger Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Power Memory, Integral Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front P245/50YR18 BSW Performance and Rear P275/45YR18 BSW Performance Tires No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes No
Front Power 256-mm X 24-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Power 361-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 330-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Vanity Mirror No Yes
Full-Time 4-Wheel Drive No Yes
Glovebox Yes No
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Headlight Washers No Yes
Heated Steering Wheel No Yes
Heated Windshield Glass No Yes
Hill Start Control No Yes
HVAC Rest Mode No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Ignition Key Surround and Doors No Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Premium Ride Type Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Interactive Adaptive Variable Suspension No Yes
Interior Air Filter Yes Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Seats No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate No Yes
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Manual Sunshade Located on Sunroof/Moonroof No Yes
Memory Device Reader No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting and Liftgate No Yes
Navigation Aid No Yes
Oil Cooler No Yes
Oil Temperature Gauge No Yes
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone Yes No
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance Yes No
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance Yes No
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount Yes No
ParkAssist Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Passenger Weight Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Liftgate Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch No Yes
Power Speed-Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Radio Antenna Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System Yes No
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes No
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Armrest Storage No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear Foglights No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear Side Airbags No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Trunk Release Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover No Yes
Retractable Rear Spoiler No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, 50,000-Miles No Yes
SBRP195/60R15 BSW, Touring Tires Yes No
Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Seat Type=bucket No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Springs and Shock Absorbers and Premium Ride Type Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear and Oil Level No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass Yes No
Spare Tire Credit/Delete No Yes
Steel Wheels, 15-In. Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Transmission No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telephone Antenna Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Theater Style Seating Yes No
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Trailer Stability Asisst No Yes
Trip Computer Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Trunk Light Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
USB Port Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and PASS-Key(R) III Plus Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Speed Sensitive Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Phone Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid, Oil Low and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes
XFE Badge Yes No






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