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Vehicle 2010 Lotus Elise Convertible SC 2009 Lexus SC 430
12-Volt, Battery No Yes
2 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
2-Memory Adjustments For Driver Side Include Exterior Mirrors, Seat and Steering Wheel; Passenger Side Include Seat No Yes
2-Position Memory Steering Column No Yes
4.3-Liter, 90-Degree V8, VVT-i 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 288@5600, Torque Of 317@3400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
8000-RPM Tachometer No Yes
Adaptive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Adaptive Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling; High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Alloy Located On Shift Knob Yes No
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
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
Alternator 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
Audible Warning Include Headlights-On No Yes
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column No Yes
Battery Yes No
Black Soft Removable Top Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Brown Walnut or Expresso Birds Eye Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob and Steering Wheel No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedown Hooks No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Chrome Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Crash Sensor Unlocks Doors No Yes
Cruise Control No Yes
Crumple Zones Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Courtesy Lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Operates Power Windows No Yes
Digital Clock No Yes
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Dual Body Color Manually Adjustable Exterior Mirrors Yes No
Dual Color-Keyed Folding Power Adjustable Heated Automatic Tilt-Down Electrochromic Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Driver Side 2-Position Memory No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device No Yes
Engine Start Button Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition Yes No
Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Front 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Color-Keyed 5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Knee Airbags No Yes
Front Dual Map Lights No Yes
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height, 2-Position Dual Power Memory and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes Yes
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage No Yes
Front Mud Guards Yes No
Front Passenger and Rear Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total No Yes
Front Power 297-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 307-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
GPS and DVD Navigation Aid With Voice Activation No Yes
Headlight Washers No Yes
High Intensity Discharge Headlights Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Includes Front Stepwell and Ignition Key Surround No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers 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 Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Eibach Coil Springs and Bilstein(R) Gas Charged Shock Absorbers Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Infrared Glass No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob With Audible Confirmation No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Doors and Center Floor Console No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lip Body Color Trunk Rear Spoiler Yes No
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Mark Levinson(R) Premium Audio AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, and 9 Speakers Total; Cassette Player With Auto-Reverse; 6-Disc CD Changer No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft and Door Lock/Unlock Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Trunk, Illuminated Entry, Anti-Theft, Windows and Panic Alarm No Yes
Panic Button No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Operated Via Headlight Off Time Delay No Yes
Power and In-Glass Diversity Radio Antennas No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch No Yes
Power Hard Convertible Top No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column No Yes
Power Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Power Vehicle Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Preprogrammed Equalizer No Yes
Privacy Glass No Yes
Probax(TM) Cloth Seats Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
SBRP175/55R16 Front and SBRP225/45R17 Rear Yokohama(R) Neova AD07 LTS Performance Tires Yes No
SBRP245/40ZR18, Dunlop Summer Tires No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Selective Unlocking Via Key No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Service Interval Indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Subwoofer 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 No
Telephone Pre-Wiring No Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tool Kit No Yes
Traction Control (TRAC) Controlled By ABS and Engine Management No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Stop Watch No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
ULEV Emissions No Yes
Underbody Aero Cladding No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Lockout No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control Measures Yaw Rate, Steering Wheel Angle and Wheel Speed No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Seatbelts Unfastened and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes
Wood and Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Wood and Leather Steering Wheel No Yes






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