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Vehicle 2012 FIAT 500 Pop Hatchback 2005 Mazda RX-8 6-Speed Shinka
1.3-Liter Renesis(TM) Twin-Rotor Water-Cooled, MPFI Engine, Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 238@8500 and Torque Of 159@5500 No Yes
1.4-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 101@6500, Torque Of 98@4000, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
2 Front and 2 Rear Cupholders; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes Yes
500-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Active Head Restraints No Yes
Alloy Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Aluminum Foot Pedals No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player Yes No
Audio and Navigation Pre-Wiring No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Single Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Black Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Chrome Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Bose(R) AM/FM Radio With 300-Watts, AudioPilot(TM) Speed Sensitive Volume and 9 Speakers Total; 6-Disc CD Changer; Sirius Satellite Radio (Sirius Satellite Radio N/A In Alaska or Hawaii and Is Provided On A 12-Month Free-Trial Basis Upon Vehicle Purchase) No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Bright Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Carbon Fiber Drive Shaft No Yes
Carpeting Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes No
Coinholder No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention System Operates Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Knee Airbag Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes Yes
Fixed Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Foam Filled Cross-Members No Yes
Freestyle Front Dependent Dual Access Panels No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front and Rear P185/55HR15 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest No Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Driver Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests and Driver Power Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Front Dual Reclining 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 Foglights No Yes
Front Locking Storage In Center Console No Yes
Front Passenger Seatback Storage Pocket No Yes
Front Power 257-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 239-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 323-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 303-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Yes Yes
Front Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front Seat Mounted Side Airbags No Yes
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Underseat Storage Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Hill Start Control Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Coil Springs, 14-mm Gas Shock Absorbers, Strut Tower Brace and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With 14-mm Gas Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather Located On Shift Knob, Parking Brake, Console and Doors No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Low Beam Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Automatic Leveling and High Beam Halogen Headlights No Yes
Manual Air Conditioning Yes Yes
Manual Sunshade Located On Moonroof No Yes
Maplights No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Alarm and Illuminated Entry No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Liftgate Yes No
Oil Gauge No Yes
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
Panic Button Sounds Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Piano-Black Trim Inserts Located On Console and Steering Wheel No Yes
Polished Finish Located On Headlight and Taillight Bezels No Yes
Polished Finish Located On Instrument Rings, Instrument Bezels, Console and HVAC No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Liftgate Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Power Moonroof No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Direct Drive Electronic Assist Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One Touch Down No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Heat Ducts No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Fixed Wiper/Washer Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, Unlimited Miles, Yes No
SBRP225/45R18 All-Season Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Second Row Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Shinka Badges No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Side Vent Window No Yes
Spare Tire Credit/Delete Yes No
Steel Wheels, Front 15-in. X 6-in. and Rear 15-in. X 6-in. Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise and Audio No Yes
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tochigi Fuji(R) Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Audio and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Warning Lights Include Parking Brake, High-Beam, Check Engine, Battery Charge, Seatbelts, Airbags and Fuel No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes






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