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2011 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L 5-Spd AT
2003 Saturn ION ION 4AT

Vehicle 2011 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L 5-Spd AT 2003 Saturn ION ION 4AT
100,000-Miles Extended Service Interval For Tune-Up Yes No
12v power outlet: front No Yes
13-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2200 cc 2.2 liters in-line 4 front engine with double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder No Yes
2.4-Liter i-VTEC(R), I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 190@7000, Torque Of 162@4400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
27-mm Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total Yes No
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
50 liter 13.2 gallon main unleaded fuel tank No Yes
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter Yes No
Active Noise Cancellation(TM) (ANC) Yes No
Adaptive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Advanced Compatibility Engineering(TM) (ACE(TM)) Body Structure Yes No
Air conditioning No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 270-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume and 7 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; MP3/WMA Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 90 Days Of Service, Unavailable In Hawaii and Alaska) Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Headlight-On and Seatbelts Unfastened Yes No
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Dusk Sensor Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Battery Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Body Color Exterior Door Handles Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Bucket driver seat with height adjustment , bucket passenger seat No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 411 and all seats in place (cu ft): 14.5 No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors Yes No
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Coinholder Yes No
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Crumple Zones Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats No Yes
Drive-By-Wire(TM) Throttle System Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver and passenger power door mirrors No Yes
Driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Driver Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Chamber Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Yes No
Emission control level FED No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4686, overall length (inches): 184.5, overall width (mm): 1707, overall width (inches): 67.2, overall height (mm): 1458, overall height (inches): 57.4, wheelbase (mm): 2621, wheelbase (inches): 103.2, front track (mm): 1494, front track (inches): 58.8, rear track (mm): 1483, rear track (inches): 58.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10607 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 34.8 No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 485 No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Four-door sedan body style No Yes
Four speakers No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Impact-Absorbing Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating No Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Lower Console Storage Located In Dash Yes No
Front Map Lights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 282-mm Solid Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Moonroof Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front Shock Tower Bar Yes No
Front-wheel drive No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
HandsFreeLink(R) Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off No Yes
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
Illuminated Power Window Switches Yes No
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
In-Glass Radio Antenna Yes No
Interior Pollen and Dust Air Filter Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1016, front headroom (inches): 40, rear headroom (mm): 940, rear headroom (inches): 37, front hip room (mm): 1257, front hip room (inches): 49.5, rear hip room (mm): 1260, rear hip room (inches): 49.6, front leg room (mm): 1072, front leg room (inches): 42.2, rear leg room (mm): 846, rear leg room (inches): 33.3, front shoulder room (mm): 1364, front shoulder room (inches): 53.7, rear shoulder room (mm): 1341, rear shoulder room (inches): 52.8, interior volume (liters): 2633 and interior volume (cu ft): 93 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Maintenance Minder(TM) System Maintenance Interval Indicator Yes No
Manual Sunshade Located On Moonroof Yes No
Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player and cassette No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Moonroof and Trunk Yes No
Multi-Line Display Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Overhead Console Storage Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Threshold, Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Located On Headlights Activated Via Time Delay Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 102 kW , 137 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 142 ft lb , 193 Nm @ 4200 rpm No Yes
Power Torque Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering Yes No
Power Window Lockout Yes No
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium Interior Accents Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking Yes No
Programmable Selective Locking/Unlocking Yes No
Radio Data System Yes No
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear Folding Bench Seat With Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Seat Pass Through Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 No Yes
SBRP225/50R17 93V All-Season Tires Yes No
Seating: five seats No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Service interval indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Cruise Control and Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Steering wheel with tilt adjustment No Yes
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar No Yes
Subwoofer Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Three asymmetrical bench front facing rear seats No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats No Yes
ULEV II Emissions Yes No
Unleaded fuel No Yes
USB Port Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Assist(TM) (VSA(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Ventilation system with micro filter No Yes
Voice Recognition(TM) Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Brake System, Door Ajar, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1271 and curb weight (lbs) 2802 No Yes
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe No Yes






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