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Vehicle 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2dr Man 2.0T R-Line PZEV 2015 Smart fortwo electric drive 2dr Cabriolet Passion
1 12V DC Power Outlet No Yes
140 Amp Alternator Yes No
14.5 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
1-Speed A/T No Yes
2 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
2535# Gvwr 397# Maximum Payload No Yes
2 Person Seating Capacity No Yes
2 Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
2 Speakers No Yes
3.94 Axle Ratio Yes No
4123# Gvwr 829# Maximum Payload Yes No
4 Cylinder Engine Yes No
4 Person Seating Capacity Yes No
4-Way Driver Seat -inc: Manual Recline and Fore/Aft Movement No Yes
4-Way Passenger Seat -inc: Manual Recline and Fore/Aft Movement No Yes
4-Wheel Disc Brakes Yes No
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control Yes No
50-50 Folding Bench Front Facing Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat Yes No
60-Amp/Hr 330CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection Yes No
6-Speed M/T Yes No
8 Speakers Yes No
ABS Yes Yes
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes Yes
A/C Yes Yes
Active Suspension Yes No
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes No
Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps Yes No
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes Yes
Air Filtration Yes Yes
Aluminum Wheels Yes Yes
AM/FM Stereo Yes Yes
Analog Display Yes No
A/T No Yes
Audio Theft Deterrent Yes Yes
Automatic Air Conditioning No Yes
Automatic Headlights Yes Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes Yes
Black Bodyside Moldings and Chrome Bodyside Insert Yes No
Black Door Handles No Yes
Black Grille w/Metal-Look Surround No Yes
Black Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator Yes No
Black Side Windows Trim No Yes
Bluetooth Connection Yes No
Body-Colored Door Handles Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes Yes
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes Yes
Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential Yes No
Brake Assist Yes Yes
Bucket Seats Yes Yes
Bucket Seats -inc: fold down passenger seat No Yes
Cargo Area Concealed Storage No Yes
Cargo Features -inc: Spare Tire Mobility Kit No Yes
Cargo Shade Yes No
Cargo Space Lights Yes No
Carpet Floor Trim Yes Yes
CD Player Yes No
Chrome Side Windows Trim Yes No
Chrome Wheels Yes No
Clearcoat Paint Yes Yes
Climate Control No Yes
Cloth Door Trim Insert No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes Yes
Cloth Seat Trim No Yes
Colored Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo Yes No
Composite/Galvanized Steel Panels No Yes
Convertible Hardtop No Yes
Convertible Soft Top Yes Yes
Cornering Lights Yes No
Cruise Control Yes No
Day-Night Rearview Mirror Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Delayed Accessory Power Yes No
Digital/Analog Display No Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Driver Air Bag Yes Yes
Driver And Front Passenger Armrests No Yes
Driver And Passenger Side Airbag Head Extension Yes No
Driver And Passenger Side Airbag Head Extension, Driver And Passenger Knee Airbag No Yes
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Driver Foot Rest Yes Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror Yes No
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags Yes Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags Yes Yes
Electric Motor No Yes
Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering Yes No
Electric Power-Assist Steering No Yes
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Yes Yes
Engine: 2.0 TSI 210 HP Yes No
Engine Immobilizer Yes Yes
Engine Oil Cooler Yes No
Engine: Zytek Permanent Magnet Motor No Yes
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting Yes Yes
First Aid Kit No Yes
Fixed Antenna No Yes
Fixed Bench Seat Yes No
Fixed Front Head Restraints No Yes
Fixed Rear Window w/Defroster Yes Yes
Floor Mats Yes Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Sunroof/Convertible Roof No Yes
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate Yes No
Fog Lamps Yes No
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes No
Front And Rear Map Lights Yes No
Front Anti-Roll Bar No Yes
Front Center Armrest w/Storage Yes No
Front Cupholder Yes Yes
Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes Yes Yes
Front Fog Lamps Yes No
Front Side Air Bag Yes Yes
Front Wheel Drive Yes No
Front-Wheel Drive Yes No
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front Floor Mats No Yes
Full Cloth Headliner Yes Yes
Full Floor Console w/Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 2 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
Fully Automatic Projector Beam Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps No Yes
Fully Galvanized Steel Panels Yes No
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes Yes
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Turbo/Supercharger Boost, Oil Temperature, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer Yes No
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Traction Battery Level, Power/Regen, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer No Yes
Hard Disk Drive Media Storage Yes No
Headlights-Auto-Leveling Yes No
Heatable Front Comfort Seats -inc: 6-way manually adjustable front seats (including seat height) w/manual lumbar support Yes No
Heated Front Seat(s) Yes No
Heated Mirrors Yes Yes
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts Yes No
Immobilizer III Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Includes Manual Rear Seat Easy Entry Yes No
Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Dashboard Storage, Driver And Passenger Door Bins Yes No
Instrument Panel Covered Bin, Interior Concealed Storage, Driver And Passenger Door Bins No Yes
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Yes No
Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look Instrument Panel Insert, Metal-Look Door Panel Insert, Metal-Look Console Insert, Metal-Look Interior Accents and Cloth Upholstered Dashboard No Yes
Interior Trim -inc: Simulated Carbon Fiber Instrument Panel Insert, Body-Colored Door Panel Insert, Chrome And Aluminum Interior Accents Yes No
Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
Keyless Entry Yes Yes
Keyless Start No Yes
Knee Air Bag No Yes
Leather Gear Shift Knob Yes Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel Yes Yes
Liftgate Rear Cargo Access Yes No
Light Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Lip Spoiler Yes No
Lithium Ion Traction Battery w/3.3 kW Onboard Charger, 12 Hrs Charge Time @ 110/120V and 8 Hrs Charge Time @ 220/240V No Yes
Locking Glove Box Yes Yes
Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes Yes
Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
MP3 Player Yes Yes
M/T Yes No
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Other Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs No Yes
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Pretensioners Yes Yes
Outside Temp Gauge Yes Yes
Partial Floor Console and 1 12V DC Power Outlet No Yes
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Yes Yes
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes Yes
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes Yes
Passenger Visor Vanity Mirror No Yes
Pass-Through Rear Seat Yes No
Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver And Passenger 1-Touch Down No Yes
Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down Yes No
Power Convertible Top w/Lining, Glass Rear Window and Automatic Roll-Over Protection Yes No
Power Convertible Top w/Lining, Glass Rear Window and Fixed Roll-Over Protection No Yes
Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature Yes Yes
Power Driver Seat Yes No
Power Fuel Flap Locking Type Yes Yes
Power Mirror(s) Yes Yes
Power Passenger Seat Yes No
Power Rear Windows Yes No
Power Steering Yes Yes
Power Windows Yes Yes
Premium Synthetic Seats Yes No
Quasi-Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher Yes No
Radio: RCD 310 w/Single CD -inc: MP3 playback, aux in, Car-Net (connected car service - limited trial subscription), Bluetooth connectivity w/mic and Media Device Interface (MDI) Yes No
Radio: smart No Yes
Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock, Aux Audio Input Jack, Radio Data System and External Memory Control No Yes
Radio w/Seek-Scan, Compatible Remote CD, MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control and Radio Data System Yes No
Rain Sensing Wipers No Yes
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Cupholder Yes No
Rear Defrost Yes Yes
Rear Seat Audio Controls Yes No
Rear Wheel Drive No Yes
Rear-Wheel Drive No Yes
Redundant Digital Speedometer Yes Yes
Regenerative Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control No Yes
Remote Engine Start Yes Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button Yes Yes
Rigid Cargo Cover Yes No
Rollover Protection Bars Yes Yes
Seats w/Carpet Back Material No Yes
Seats w/Leatherette Back Material Yes No
Side Impact Beams Yes Yes
Smart Device Integration Yes No
Spare Tire Mobility Kit No Yes
Speed Sensitive Rain Detecting Fixed Interval Wipers No Yes
Split Bench Seat Yes No
Sport Leather/Metal-Look Steering Wheel No Yes
Sport Tuned Suspension Yes No
Stability Control Yes Yes
Steel Spare Wheel Yes No
Steel Wheels Yes No
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes No
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes Yes
Tailgate Rear Cargo Access No Yes
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Temporary Spare Tire Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front All-Season No Yes
Tires - Front Performance Yes No
Tires: P155/60R15 Front & P175/55R15 Rear AS No Yes
Tires: P235/45R18 All-Season Yes No
Tires - Rear Performance Yes Yes
Tracker System Yes No
Traction Control Yes Yes
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Yes No
Transmission: Single Speed No Yes
Trip Computer Yes Yes
Turbocharged Yes No
Valet Function Yes No
Variable Intermittent Wipers w/Heated Jets Yes No
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes Yes
Vinyl Seats Yes No
V-Tex Leatherette Seating Surfaces Yes No
Vw Car-Net Emergency S.O.S Yes No
Wheel Covers Yes No
Wheel Locks Yes No
Wheels: 15 x 4.5J Fr & 15 x 5.5J Rr 12-Spoke Alloy No Yes
Wheels: 18" Twister Alloy Yes No
Wheels w/Machined w/Painted Accents Accents Yes No
Window Grid Diversity Antenna Yes No
Wireless Streaming Yes No






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