Model Year | 2008 | 2008- | 2008- | 2008- | 2008- |
Model | Viper | MX-5 Miata | MX-5 Miata | MX-5 Miata | MX-5 Miata |
Trim | SRT10 | SV | Sport | Touring | Grand Touring |
Engines | |||||
Transmissions | |||||
Drivetrains | |||||
Tires | |||||
Audio Systems | |||||
Accessories | |||||
Often must be ordered with power rear side windows, if these are available. | |||||
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. | |||||
Unlock and lock the car using buttons on the keyfob. | |||||
Removable or foldable barrier extends upward behind the front seatbacks, preventing cold air from entering the front seat area. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
Cargo Management | |||||
Climate Control | |||||
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. | |||||
Exterior | |||||
Side skirts and possibly a front air dam and rear apron. | |||||
Increasingly often these are not actually connected to the exhaust. | |||||
Chrome or satin-painted fuel door. | |||||
Manual opening. | |||||
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. | |||||
Flaps mounted behind two to four wheels, to protect the body from mud and rocks. | |||||
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. | |||||
Large spoiler stands well above the trunk or hatch. | |||||
Gas Guzzler Tax | |||||
Infotainment | |||||
Includes CD player. | |||||
Audio system capable of playing discs with MP3 files. | |||||
Screen-based navigation system. | |||||
XM or Sirius. Includes a subscription for three to six months, after which monthly fees apply. | |||||
XM or Sirius with one-year subscription. | |||||
Instruments, Lights, and Mirrors | |||||
Light wide area close in front of the vehicle. | |||||
Front row reading lights. | |||||
Includes value of manual remote mirrors. | |||||
Reports engine speed. | |||||
Provide a brighter, whiter light than halogen headlights. | |||||
Seats and Interior Trim | |||||
All-weather floormats. | |||||
Real aluminum trim on instrument panel, door panels, and/or center console. Deleted by wood trim even if they appear together. | |||||
Seating surfaces are trimmed in leather; other upholstery tends to be leatherette. | |||||
Manually adjustable lower back support. | |||||
Seating surfaces are part leather, part synthetic suede. | |||||
Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | |||||
Suspension, Wheels, and Tires | |||||
Same value as regular alloy wheels because no way to compare across models. | |||||
Suspension dampers whose firmness can be manually adjusted. Far more difficult than hitting a button, but makes it possible to fine tune. | |||||
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. | |||||
Only listed if not standard on all trims. No value because no way to compare across models. | |||||
Lug nuts that can only be removed using a special key. Prevents theft of wheels. | |||||
Transmission | |||||
Paddles or buttons that can be used to manually shift the transmission. Only listed when optional or not always included with an automatic transmission. |
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