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2018 Ford Transit Connect Wagon XLT SWB w/Rear Liftgate
2012 Volkswagen Routan SEL w/RSE & Nav

Vehicle 2018 Ford Transit Connect Wagon XLT SWB w/Rear Liftgate 2012 Volkswagen Routan SEL w/RSE & Nav
1130# Maximum Payload Yes No
1200-Lb Payload Package No Yes
15.8 Gal. Fuel Tank Yes No
175 Amp Alternator Yes No
2 Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
3.16 Axle Ratio No Yes
3.21 Axle Ratio Yes No
3 Front Power Outlets No Yes
4 Cylinder Engine Yes No
4-Spoke Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel -inc: satin chrome shells Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes 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
6050-Lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating No Yes
60-Amp/Hr 590CCA Maintenance-Free Battery w/Run Down Protection Yes No
6.5" Wheels Yes No
6-Speed A/T Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
700-Amp/Hour Towing Battery No Yes
ABS Yes No
ABS And Driveline Traction Control Yes No
A/C Yes No
Adjustable Steering Wheel Yes No
Advancetrac w/Roll Stability Control Electronic Stability Control (ESC) And Roll Stability Control (RSC) Yes No
Airbag Occupancy Sensor Yes No
Alloy Wheels Front 17-in. X 6.5-in. and Rear 17-in. X 6.5-in. No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SiriusXM Satellite Radio No Yes
AM/FM Stereo Yes No
Analog Display Yes No
A/T Yes No
Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights No Yes
Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay No Yes
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Twin Complex Surface Halogen Headlights No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack No Yes
Back-Up Camera Yes No
Black Power Heated Side Mirrors w/Convex Spotter and Manual Folding Yes No
Black Side Windows Trim and Black Front Windshield Trim Yes No
Bluetooth Connection Yes No
Body-Colored Bodyside Moldings Yes No
Body-Colored Door Handles Yes No
Body-Colored Front Bumper Yes No
Body-Colored Rear Bumper Yes No
Brake Assist Yes No
Brake Assistance No Yes
Bucket Seats Yes No
Cargo Space Lights Yes No
Carpet Floor Trim Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk No Yes
CD Player Yes No
Child Safety Door Locks Located on Rear Doors No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Color Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Side Windows No Yes
Clearcoat Paint Yes No
Cloth Door Trim Insert Yes No
Cloth Front Bucket Seats -inc: 6-way power driver seat (fore/aft, up/down & power recline) w/manual lumbar and 4-way manual passenger seat (fore/aft, lever recline, non fold-flat) w/manual lumbar Yes No
Cloth Seats Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Compass No Yes
Compass Display Yes No
Conventional Spare Tire Yes No
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Cruise Control w/Steering Wheel Controls Yes No
Day-Night Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror Yes No
Daytime Running Lights Yes Yes
Deep Tinted Glass Yes No
Delayed Accessory Power Yes No
Delayed Power Retention No Yes
Delay Off Interior Lighting Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Driver Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver Air Bag Yes No
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Driver Foot Rest Yes No
Driver Knee Airbag No Yes
Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins Yes No
Driver Power Lumbar Support No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags Yes No
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags Yes No
Electric Power-Assist Steering Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Engine: 2.5L Duratec I4 -inc: Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) system is standard equipment for vehicles shipped to Federal Emissions States or Cross Border State dealers and is only available w/a Federal emissions system (FFV system not available w/code 425 and requires code 936 or 423 if applicable for California Emissions State dealer destinations) Yes No
Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Fixed Rear Window w/Fixed Interval Wiper and Defroster Yes No
Flexible Fuel 3.6-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 283@6350, Torque Of 260@4400, Alloy Block, Alloy Cylinder Heads; Runs On Ethanol/Gas Mixture With Up To 85 Percent Ethanol (Primary Fuel Economy With 100% Gasoline Is 17-City, 25-Highway and 20-Combined; Secondary Fuel Economy With 85% Ethanol Is 12-City, 18-Highway and 14-Combined) No Yes
Floor Mats Yes No
FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate Yes No
Fog Lamps Yes No
Fourth Passenger Door Yes No
Free Scheduled Maintenance for 36 Months or 36000 Miles No Yes
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Cupholders No Yes
Front and Rear P225/65TR17 BSW Touring As Tires No Yes
Front and Rear Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down No Yes
Front and Rear Reading Lights No Yes
Front And Rear Seatbelt Height Adjusters No Yes
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Center Armrest w/Storage and Rear Center Armrest Yes No
Front Cupholder Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Adjustable Headrests and Armrests No Yes
Front Fog Lamps Yes No
Front Head Air Bag Yes No
Front Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Map Lights Yes No
Front Power 302-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 305-mm Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front Side Air Bag Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front Vanity Mirror No 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 Cloth Headliner Yes No
Full Floor Console w/Storage, Full Overhead Console w/Storage, Conversation Mirror and 3 12V DC Power Outlets Yes No
Fully Automatic Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Headlamps w/Delay-Off Yes No
Fully Galvanized Steel Panels Yes No
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Yes No
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer and Trip Odometer Yes No
Glove Box Yes No
Gray Grille Yes No
GVWR: 4,820 lbs Yes No
Hard Drive with 20GB total; No Yes
Heated Mirrors Yes No
Illuminated Entry No Yes
Includes Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Integrated Roof Antenna Yes No
Interior Air Filter No Yes
Interior Conversation/Observation Mirror No Yes
Interior Trim -inc: Chrome Interior Accents Yes No
Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Card Key and Key Fob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Liftgate Rear Cargo Access Yes No
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate No Yes
Low Tire Pressure Warning Yes No
Manual Adjustable Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes No
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Manual Sunshade Located on Side Window and Sunroof/Moonroof No Yes
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
Memory Device Reader No Yes
MP3 Player Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Remote Ignition, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid No Yes
Mykey System -inc: Top Speed Limiter, Audio Volume Limiter, Early Low Fuel Warning, Programmable Sound Chimes and Beltminder w/Audio Mute Yes No
Navigation Aid With Real-time Traffic and Voice Activation No Yes
Oil Cooler No Yes
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners Yes No
Outside Temp Gauge Yes No
Passenger Adjustable Lumbar Yes No
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Air Bag Yes No
Passenger Air Bag Sensor Yes No
Passenger Vanity Mirror Yes No
Pass-Through Rear Seat Yes No
Perimeter/Approach Lights Yes No
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote No Yes
Power 1st Row Windows w/Front And Rear 1-Touch Up/Down Yes No
Power Door Locks Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking No Yes
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature Yes No
Power Driver Seat Yes No
Power Dual Side Sliding Van Doors No Yes
Power Mirror(s) Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Rear Windows and Fixed 3rd Row Windows Yes No
Power Side Vent Window No Yes
Power Steering Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Power Windows Yes No
Privacy Glass Yes No
Privacy Glass/Deep Tinted Glass No Yes
Radio: AM/FM w/Single CD & Rear View Camera -inc: 4.2" LCD multi-function display w/steering wheel controls, audio input jack, 4 front and 2 rear speakers Yes No
Radio w/Seek-Scan, MP3 Player, Clock, Speed Compensated Volume Control, Voice Activation, Radio Data System and External Memory Control Yes No
Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Rain Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers Yes No
Rear Air Conditioning Unit No Yes
Rear Automatic Load-Leveling No Yes
Rear Bench Seat Yes No
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Rear Cupholder Yes No
Rear Defrost Yes No
Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Camera No Yes
Rear Head Air Bag Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts No Yes
Rear Parking Aid Yes No
Rear Parking Sensors Yes No
Rear Seat Heating and Air Conditioning HVAC Controls No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Step Up Bumper No Yes
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear Window Fixed Wiper/Washer No Yes
Redundant Digital Speedometer Yes No
Remote Ignition No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter and Illuminated Entry Yes No
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Removable 60-40 Folding Split-Bench Front Facing Tumble Forward Cloth Rear Seat Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles No Yes
Roof Rack 150-Lb Capacity No Yes
Roof Rack Rails Only Yes No
Safety Canopy System Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags Yes No
Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags No Yes
Seats w/Cloth Back Material Yes No
Seat Type=captain No Yes
Seat Type=fixed No Yes
Securilock Anti-Theft Ignition (pats) Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Selective Service Internet Access Yes No
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers No Yes
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side Impact Beams Yes No
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust Yes No
SiriusXM Traffic Real-time Traffic Information No Yes
Sliding Rear Doors Yes No
Spare Tire Stored Underbody w/Crankdown Yes No
Stability Control Yes No
Steel Spare Wheel Yes No
Steel Wheels Yes No
Steering Wheel Audio Controls Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
SYNC Voice Activated Communication & Entertainment -inc: 911 Assist, VHR, SYNC services, AppLink, Bluetooth, steering wheel controls, USB port and auxiliary input jack Yes No
Systems Monitor Yes No
Tachometer No Yes
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks Yes No
Third Passenger Door Yes No
Third Row 60-40 Split Reclining Folding Hideaway Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Third Row Split-Bench Hideaway Seat No Yes
Third Row Split-Bench Power Folding Seats No Yes
Third Row Split-Bench Reclining Seats No Yes
Third Row Split-Bench Seats With Manually Adjustable Headrests No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Tires - Front Performance Yes No
Tires: P215/55R16 97H XL AS -inc: full-size spare Yes No
Tires - Rear Performance Yes No
Torsion Beam Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs Yes No
Towing Prep Package No Yes
Towing Pre-Wiring No Yes
Traction Control Yes No
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management No Yes
Transmission: 6-Speed SelectShift Automatic Yes No
Transmission w/Dual Shift Mode Yes No
Transmission w/SelectShift Sequential Shift Control Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light No Yes
Turn-By-Turn Navigation Directions Yes No
ULEV II Emissions No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Urethane Gear Shift Knob Yes No
Valet Lockout No Yes
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Audio, Navigation System and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices No Yes
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Coolant, Low Fuel, Low Washer Fluid and Oil Pressure No Yes
Wheel Covers Yes No
Wheels: 16" Steel w/Full Wheel Covers Yes No
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio No Yes
Wireless Phone Connectivity Yes No
Wireless Streaming Yes No






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