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Features Comparison: Ford Freestar vs. Dodge Viper
| Model Year | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Model | Freestar | Freestar | Freestar | Viper | Viper | Viper |
| Trim | SE | SEL | Limited | Base | GT | GTS |
| Engines | ||||||
| Transmissions | ||||||
| Drivetrains | ||||||
| Tires | ||||||
| Audio Systems | ||||||
| Accessories | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Both sliding doors can be opened and closed using buttons inside the vehicle and on the keyfob. | ||||||
| Unlock the car by entering a code on a door-mounted keypad. | ||||||
| Often must be ordered with power rear side windows, if these are available. | ||||||
| Liftgate can be opened and closed using buttons inside the vehicle and on the keyfob. | ||||||
| Pedals adjust fore-and-aft to provide the optimal relationship with the steering wheel. | ||||||
| Enter and start the vehicle without removing the key from your pocket. | ||||||
| Check on car and remotely control various functions (remote start, locks, lights, and/or HVAC) from a telephone or computer. Can require a monthly fee. | ||||||
| Unlock and lock the car using buttons on the keyfob. | ||||||
| Homelink. | ||||||
| Brakes, Airbags, and Other Safety | ||||||
| Rear disc brakes. | ||||||
| Only listed when pricing a single model because insufficient data for all cars. | ||||||
| Automatically pulse the brakes in hard stops to prevent wheels from locking up, making it possible to brake and steer at the same time. | ||||||
| When a panic stop is sensed, fully applies the brakes. | ||||||
| Mandatory, in all cars. | ||||||
| Torso-level front row airbags, usually contained in the seats. Many also protect the head, but not as well as side curtain airbags. | ||||||
| Beeps signal distance to object behind vehicle. Parking aid. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Rearview camera connected to display screen on the instrument panel. Often requires navigation system. | ||||||
| Deploys extended duration side curtain airbags when the vehicle rolls over. Usually included on tall vehicles. Rare on others. | ||||||
| Airbags contained just above the window level. Cover all three rows. | ||||||
| Selectively applies the brakes to prevent excessive understeer or oversteer (spinning). | ||||||
| Two types: a warning light when a tire is low on air and a pressure readout for each tire. | ||||||
| Can be driven deflated for about 50 miles. Usually harm ride quality. Cars with these often have no spare tire. | ||||||
| When a drive wheel slips, it is braked and/or engine power is reduced, restoring traction. | ||||||
| Additional features for stability control, such as performance calibration. | ||||||
| Periodically uploads and emails a vehicle diagnostic check. | ||||||
| Cargo Management | ||||||
| Above floor system for organizing cargo. | ||||||
| Requires roof rails. Together constitute a roof rack. | ||||||
| No crossbars. | ||||||
| Includes four-wire harness, limited to relatively small trailers. | ||||||
| Climate Control | ||||||
| Maintains set temperature in front row. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | ||||||
| Temperature can be separately set for left and right sides of the passenger compartment. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | ||||||
| Filters exterior air before it enters the passenger compartment. No default value because most cars have them, even in cases where they're not in the official list of features. | ||||||
| Maintains set temperature in rear passenger area by providing heated or cooled air through vents in the center console, B-pillars, and/or ceiling. Replaces and includes value of rear air vents with manual controls. | ||||||
| Fan speed and/or temperature can be manually set for vents in the center console, B-pillars, and/or ceiling. Includes value of rear vents. | ||||||
| Ducts under front seats direct heated air to the second row. | ||||||
| A second evaporator provides cool air to rear vents. Does not include the value of these vents. Includes rear heater. | ||||||
| Time between wipes can be precisely adjusted. | ||||||
| Drivetrain | ||||||
| When one rear wheel spins, the differential locks up, sending power to the wheel with better traction. | ||||||
| Engine / Motor | ||||||
| No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Plugs into electrical outlet to warm up the engine. Facilitates starting in extreme cold. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Exterior | ||||||
| Protective cladding extending partly onto the doors. | ||||||
| Moldings on the bodysides, to protect against door dings in parking lots. | ||||||
| Increasingly often these are not actually connected to the exhaust. | ||||||
| Spoiler mounted beneath the nose of the car, to increase downforce. | ||||||
| Scoop on the hood, often not functional and purely decorative. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| No value since replaces painted brake calipers. | ||||||
| Can be small lip spoiler or a larger raised spoiler. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Gas Guzzler Tax | ||||||
| Infotainment | ||||||
| Touchscreen and/or voice control over apps that can include online search, Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, OpenTable, and MovieTickets.com. Requires connected compatible phone. Fees may apply after first three years. | ||||||
| Jack for an iPod or similar device. No value because of incomplete data. Will soon be standard on nearly every car. | ||||||
| Uses Bluetooth rather than a cable to integrate audio device. Requires compatible audio device and/or phone. | ||||||
| Enables hands-free communication by wirelessly connecting a cell phone to a microphone and the vehicle's stereo speakers. | ||||||
| Includes CD player. | ||||||
| A DVD player and ceiling-mounted screen. Often includes a pair of wireless headphones. | ||||||
| High-definition radio, which broadcasts a digital signal. Free, no subscription fees. | ||||||
| Screen-based navigation system. | ||||||
| Audio controls for rear seat passengers, usually to control output through headphone jacks. | ||||||
| XM or Sirius with one-year subscription. | ||||||
| SD, CF, PCMCIA, or other digital media reader. | ||||||
| Converts text messages to speech. | ||||||
| In-vehicle security, communications, and diagnostics system. For 2011 and newer cars often includes a remote app. Monthly fee after the first 1-12 months. | ||||||
| Dictate text for messages and/or emails. Annual fee. | ||||||
| Information about traffic plus weather, gas prices, sports news, and/or movie times. Monthly fee after first 3-12 months. | ||||||
| Often permits an iPod or phone to be integrated into the vehicle's entertainment system and controls. | ||||||
| Phone or other device operated via the vehicle's voice command system. Requires a compatible device--all aren't supported. | ||||||
| Sometimes also includes voice control over climate control system. | ||||||
| Provides Wi-Fi within the car. Includes internal modem, usually requires car-specific broadband service with monthly fee. | ||||||
| Instruments, Lights, and Mirrors | ||||||
| Interior rearview mirror automatically dims when hit by headlights of following vehicle. | ||||||
| Headlights automatically turn on and off. Includes value of automatic-off headlights. | ||||||
| We haven't given this feature a value because it's hard to tell which cars have it. | ||||||
| Enables driver to view rear passenger compartment without turning around. | ||||||
| Lights illuminate area just ahead and to the side of the vehicle when the turn signals are used or the steering wheel is turned. | ||||||
| Light wide area close in front of the vehicle. | ||||||
| Clears ice and fog from mirrors. | ||||||
| Includes value of non-illuminated vanity mirror. | ||||||
| Includes value of non-illuminated vanity mirror. | ||||||
| The information displayed by the instruments can be customized. Color display(s) of at least 20 square inches. | ||||||
| Front row reading lights. | ||||||
| Measures and displays lateral acceleration. Some also measure and display 0-60, quarter mile, etc. | ||||||
| Area around the vehicle is illuminated when the vehicle is remotely unlocked. | ||||||
| Includes value of manual remote mirrors. | ||||||
| Reports engine speed. | ||||||
| Reports average fuel economy, and perhaps also instantaneous fuel economy, distance to empty, average speed, and other stats. | ||||||
| Provide a brighter, whiter light than halogen headlights. | ||||||
| Seats and Interior Trim | ||||||
| Won't be listed in conjunction with wood or aluminum trim even if they are available together. | ||||||
| Only listed when pricing a single model because insufficient data for all cars. | ||||||
| Seat folds to enlarge cargo area. Unless the seat is also removable, it usually folds flat or nearly flat. | ||||||
| Seating surfaces are trimmed in leather; other upholstery tends to be leatherette. | ||||||
| Seat adjusts back and forth to vary the split between the second row and the third row or cargo area. | ||||||
| Manually adjustable lower back support. | ||||||
| Manually tilting seat cushion; can take the form of a second height adjustment. | ||||||
| Power tilting seat cushion; can take the form of a second height adjustment. | ||||||
| Power tilting seat cushion; can take the form of a second height adjustment. | ||||||
| Seat must be removed for maximum cargo capacity and a flat load floor. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Seat stows in a well completely beneath the floor level. | ||||||
| Usually also includes synthetic suede on the pillars. | ||||||
| Seating surfaces are part leather, part synthetic suede. | ||||||
| Third-row seat can be flipped over to face out the rear of the vehicle, for use with the tailgate open. | ||||||
| No additional value over leather upholstery because no way to standardize across all models. | ||||||
| Real wood comprises part of the steering wheel rim. | ||||||
| Suspension, Wheels, and Tires | ||||||
| Shocks that electrically adjust their firmness based on sensor readings of the road surface. The driver might also be able to select a \"sport\" setting. | ||||||
| Same value as regular alloy wheels because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Alloy wheels highly polished to yield an almost chrome-like finish. In the past valued more highly than regular alloy wheels. But the term is used so broadly lately, often meaning that only some of the wheel face is machined, that they have the same defau | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Improves body stiffness, for more precise handling. Value of zero because resulting body stiffness not comparable model to model. | ||||||
| Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | ||||||
| Transmission | ||||||
| Electronically controls engine and transmission for perfect launch. | ||||||
Option Package Contents
Class II Trailer Towing Package
Premium package core
Stability Control
Z Freestar SES
Appearance Package
Captains chairs
Power driver seat
Premium package core
Stability Control
Class II Trailer Towing Package
Premium Package
Power passenger seat
Premium Package
Premium package core
Stability Control
Class II Trailer Towing Package
Power passenger seat
Time Attack Group
Advanced Aerodynamics Package
TA Package
Advanced Aerodynamics Package
Advanced Aerodynamics Package
Laguna Interior Package
Time Attack Group
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