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Vehicle 2009 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible 2002 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
12-Volt, 60-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
4244 cc 4.2 liters V 8 front engine with 92 mm bore, 80 mm stroke, 11.1 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
88 liter 23.2 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Hood With Air Vents Yes No
Alloy Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel and Shift Knob Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 9.5-In. Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Belt-Minder(R) Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: integrated in dash No Yes
Audio Pre-Wiring Yes No
Audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player No Yes
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic six-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on steering wheel No Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brembo(R) Front Power 356-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 300-mm Vented Disc Brakes Yes No
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 300 and all seats in place (cu ft): 10.6 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 3700 and Luxury Tax No Yes
Clock Yes Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.36 No Yes
Color-Keyed Front Floor Mats Yes No
Color-Keyed Rear Spoiler Yes No
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Crash Sensor Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Crumple Zones Yes No
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
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors No Yes
Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Black Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Eaton M122 Supercharger With Intercooler Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Electric softtop convertible roof No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Element antenna No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shut-Off Device Yes No
Emergency Reduced Engine Power Yes No
Emission control level FED No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4303, overall length (inches): 169.4, overall width (mm): 1821, overall width (inches): 71.7, overall height (mm): 1306, overall height (inches): 51.4, wheelbase (mm): 2441, wheelbase (inches): 96.1, front track (mm): 1524, front track (inches): 60, rear track (mm): 1539, rear track (inches): 60.6, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11491 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37.7 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 1650 No Yes
Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 9.5 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear Color-Keyed Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Sport Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Map Lights Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front SBRP255/45ZR18 and Rear SBRP285/40ZR18 Performance Tires Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front tires with 235 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating , rear tires with 265 mm tire width, 35% tire profile and Z tire rating No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 13.8, EPA highway (mpg): 17, EPA city (l/100km): 21.4 and EPA city (mpg): 11 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
GT500 Badging Yes No
GT500 Side Stripes Yes No
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob and Parking Brake Handle Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Limited slip differential No Yes
Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on doors and leather on dashboard No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position with five driver's seat positions No Yes
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, and Illuminated Entry Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil pressure No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Peripheral interior monitoring anti-theft protection No Yes
Personal Safety System(TM) Includes Pretensioners With Force Limiters, Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment, Driver Seat Position Sensor and Crash Sensor Yes No
Power: 287 kW , 390 HP SAE @ 7000 rpm; 330 ft lb , 451 Nm @ 4500 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power steering No Yes
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Radio Antenna Yes No
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Headrests Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear window No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Rollover Sensor Yes No
Safety Rollbar Yes No
Seating: two seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Shaker 500 AM/FM Radio With 500-Watts and 8 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3 Player; Sirius(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 6 Months Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii and Alaska) Yes No
Shelby Badging Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Six speakers No Yes
Spacesaver alloy rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Sports electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise Control Yes No
Sunvisors Yes No
Supercharged 5.4-Liter Triton(TM), 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 500@6000 and Torque Of 480@4500, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads Yes No
SVT-Tuned Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type Yes No
SVT-Tuned Live Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Shock Absorbers and Performance Ride Type Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tilt Steering Wheel Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Tremec 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two head restraints on front seats No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, SecuriLock(R) Engine Immobilizer, Anti-Lift Sensor, Exterior Monitoring and Interior Monitoring Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter No Yes
Vinyl Located On Doors Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1720 and curb weight (lbs) 3792 No Yes
Wheel Locks Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe No Yes
Wishbone front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes






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