| Vehicle |
2010 Lotus Elise Convertible SC |
2003 Lexus SC 430 (basic) |
| 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 |
| 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter |
Yes |
No |
| 75 liter 19.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank |
No |
Yes |
| Air conditioning with climate control |
No |
Yes |
| Alloy Located On Shift Knob |
Yes |
No |
| Alloy Wheels, Front 16-In. X 6.0-In. and Rear 17-In. X 8.0-In. |
Yes |
No |
| Alpine(R) AM/FM Radio and 4 Speakers Total; CD Player |
Yes |
No |
| Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| AP Racing(R) Front Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc and Brembo(R) Rear Power 288-mm X 26-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes |
Yes |
No |
| Audio anti-theft protection: concealable |
No |
Yes |
| 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 operation rear view mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Battery |
Yes |
No |
| Black Soft Removable Top |
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 |
| Charges: gas guzzler tax: 0 and Luxury Tax |
No |
Yes |
| Clock |
No |
Yes |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.31 |
No |
Yes |
| Coming home device |
No |
Yes |
| Compass |
No |
Yes |
| Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Cruise control |
No |
Yes |
| Crumple Zones |
Yes |
No |
| Day time running lights |
No |
Yes |
| Daytime Running Lights |
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 |
| Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle |
Yes |
No |
| Driver Airbag |
Yes |
No |
| Driver and passenger front airbag |
No |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation |
No |
Yes |
| Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors |
Yes |
No |
| Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window |
No |
Yes |
| Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management |
No |
Yes |
| Emission control level California |
No |
Yes |
| Engine Start Button |
Yes |
No |
| Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition |
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 |
| Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs |
No |
Yes |
| Four-wheel ABS |
No |
Yes |
| Front 3-Point Seatbelts |
Yes |
No |
| Front Air Dam |
Yes |
No |
| 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 ashtray |
No |
Yes |
| Front Carpeted Floor Mats |
Yes |
No |
| Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests |
Yes |
No |
| Front Dual Sunvisors |
Yes |
No |
| Front fog lights |
No |
Yes |
| Front Mud Guards |
Yes |
No |
| Front power windows with two one-touch |
No |
Yes |
| Front reading lights |
No |
Yes |
| 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 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 |
| Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint |
No |
Yes |
| Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor |
No |
Yes |
| Heat reflective glass |
No |
Yes |
| High Intensity Discharge Headlights |
Yes |
No |
| High pressure headlight cleaners |
No |
Yes |
| Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Illuminated entry system |
No |
Yes |
| Immobilizer |
No |
Yes |
| Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers |
Yes |
No |
| Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers |
Yes |
No |
| Inflatable Spare Tire Kit |
Yes |
No |
| In-Glass Radio Antenna |
Yes |
No |
| Intermittent Windshield Wipers |
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 |
| Leather seat upholstery with additional leather |
No |
Yes |
| Leather Steering Wheel |
Yes |
No |
| Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler |
Yes |
No |
| Load restraint hooks |
No |
Yes |
| Lockable glove compartment |
No |
Yes |
| 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 |
| Manual Air Conditioning |
Yes |
No |
| Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions and five passenger seat positions |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock |
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 |
| Passenger Airbag |
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 Operated Via Remote |
Yes |
No |
| Power Rack and Pinion Steering |
Yes |
No |
| Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 70000, distance (km): 112654 |
No |
Yes |
| Power Windows |
Yes |
No |
| Premium unleaded fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Probax(TM) Cloth Seats |
Yes |
No |
| Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights |
No |
Yes |
| Rear Air Dam |
Yes |
No |
| Rear-wheel drive |
No |
Yes |
| 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 power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows |
No |
Yes |
| Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires |
Yes |
No |
| Seating: four seats |
No |
Yes |
| Side Guard Door Beams |
Yes |
No |
| Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel |
No |
Yes |
| Stability control |
No |
Yes |
| Supercharged 1.8-Liter VVTL-i, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 218@8000, Torque Of 156@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads |
Yes |
No |
| Supercharger |
Yes |
No |
| Tachometer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tinted Glass |
Yes |
No |
| Tinted glass on cabin |
No |
Yes |
| Tire Pressure Monitor |
Yes |
No |
| Trim level: |
No |
Yes |
| Trunk Anti-Trap Device |
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 |
| Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer |
Yes |
No |
| Vehicle speed proportional power steering |
No |
Yes |
| 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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