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Vehicle 2012 Chevrolet Sonic 1LTZ 5-Door 2011 Dodge Caliber Rush
120-Amp Alternator No Yes
1.8-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 138@6300, Torque Of 125@3800, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
2.4-Liter, I4, Dual VVT, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 172@6000, Torque Of 165@4400, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Head No Yes
2 Articulating Liftgate Speakers No Yes
2 Front and 1 Rear; 3 Cupholders Total No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 With 115-Volt Inverter No Yes
438-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
525 Cold Cranking Amp Battery No Yes
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes Yes
Additional Interior Lighting Illuminates Center Console No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 6.5-in. and Rear 17-in. X 6.5-in. Yes No
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume, Surround Sound and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio Yes No
AM/FM Radio With 458-Watts, Boston Acoustic(R) Premium Sound System and 9 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; Sirius(R) Satellite Radio (Includes 1 Year Of Service) No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Seatbelts Unfastened No Yes
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Black-Out Tape Located On B-Pillar No Yes
Body Color Exterior Door Handles No Yes
Body Color Rear Spoiler No Yes
Brake Assist No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Cargo Area Cover No Yes
Cargo Area Tiedowns Yes No
Carpet Located in Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area No Yes
Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors No Yes
Chill Zone(TM) Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox No Yes
Chrome Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 7-In. No Yes
Chrome Body Side Molding No Yes
Chrome Grille No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Chrome Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Chrome Located On Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Cloth Seats With Silver Inserts No Yes
Coinholder No Yes
Color-Keyed Trim Located On Center Floor Console and Instrument Panel No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes Yes
Compass Yes Yes
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Crumple Zones No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Yes Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Knee Airbag No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes Yes
Dual Black Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
DVD Player Located In Front Row With 6.5-In. Screen Located In Front Dash No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Firm Feel Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear P205/50HR17 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and Rear Reading Lights Yes No
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes Yes
Front Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Knee Airbags Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Folding Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front Dual Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Foglights Yes Yes
Front Map Lights No Yes
Front Power 274-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 229-mm Drum Brakes Yes No
Front Power 294-mm X 26-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 262-mm X 10-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Glovebox No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Hard Drive With 30GB Total No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes Yes
Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes Yes
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internet Access Available Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leatherette Seats Yes No
Leather Located On Parking Brake Handle No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Illuminated Entry and Panic Alarm No Yes
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes No
Power Child Safety Door Locks Located on Rear Doors Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Liftgate Lock/Unlock No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Down No Yes
Pre-Programmed Equalizer Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt No Yes
Rear 60/40 Split Folding Reclining Bench Seat With Headrests No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Rear Center 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Rear Heating Ducts No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Side Airbags Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Fixed Wiper/Washer Yes No
Rear Window Wiper/Washer No Yes
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Removable Rechargeable Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 60-Months, 100,000-Miles Yes No
SBRP215/55R18 BSW Firestone(R) Firehawk GTA 03 All-Season Performance Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
StabiliTrak Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Includes Emergency SOS, Internet Services, Roadside Assistance and Stolen Vehicle Tracking Yes No
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Theater Style Rear Seating No Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Trunklid Mounter Body Color Rear Spoiler No Yes
Twilight Sentinel Automatic High/Low Beam Control Quad Complex Surface Halogen Headlights Yes No
Uconnect(TM) Voice-Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
ULEV Emissions Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
USB Port No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Sentry Key(R) Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Location System Yes No
Vehicle Theft Tracking Notification Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth(R) Enabled Devices No Yes






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