| Vehicle |
1997 BMW 3-Series 318IS 2dr Cpe Manual |
1998 Saturn 2dr Coupe SC2 Auto |
| 12.1 gallon fuel tank |
No |
Yes |
| 15" steel wheels |
No |
Yes |
| 15" x 7.0 cast alloy wheels |
Yes |
No |
| 16.4 gallon fuel tank |
Yes |
No |
| 1.9L (116) DOHC SPFI 16-valve L4 aluminum engine |
No |
Yes |
| 1.9L DOHC 16-valve inline 4-cyl engine |
Yes |
No |
| 205/65R15 all-season SBR tires |
Yes |
No |
| 2-stage rear-window defroster |
Yes |
No |
| 3-way dome light |
No |
Yes |
| 4.06 final drive ratio |
No |
Yes |
| 4-speed electronically-controlled automatic transaxle w/OD |
No |
Yes |
| 525 CCA maintenance-free battery |
No |
Yes |
| 5-MPH bumpers |
No |
Yes |
| 5-MPH front/rear bumpers w/color keyed fascias |
No |
Yes |
| 5-speed Getrag type C manual transmission w/direct 5th gear |
Yes |
No |
| 60/40 split fold-down rear seatbacks |
No |
Yes |
| 65 amp/hr battery |
Yes |
No |
| 6-way adjustable front seats |
Yes |
No |
| 80-amp alternator |
Yes |
No |
| 96 amp alternator |
No |
Yes |
| Adjustable steering column |
No |
Yes |
| Air conditioning |
No |
Yes |
| All season traction control |
Yes |
No |
| Analog fuel-economy indicator |
Yes |
No |
| Anti-lock brake system (ABS) |
Yes |
No |
| Anti-theft AM/FM stereo w/cassette-inc: 10 x 20 watt amplifier, 10 speakers |
Yes |
No |
| **ASTERISK INDICATES EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO OR REPLACES BASE MODEL'S STANDARD EQUIPMENT** |
No |
Yes |
| Auto climate control-inc: separate electric temp control, LCD display |
Yes |
No |
| Auto front seatbelt tensioners |
Yes |
No |
| Auto locking retractors on all seat belts |
Yes |
No |
| Body-color hydraulic energy absorbing bumpers (damage control to 9-MPH) |
Yes |
No |
| Brake transmission shift interlock |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo area light |
No |
Yes |
| Central locking system-inc: double lock anti-theft feature, console switch |
Yes |
No |
| City 23/hwy 31 (1.9L engine/5-speed manual trans) |
Yes |
No |
| City 24/hwy 34 (1.9L engine/4-speed auto trans) |
No |
Yes |
| Coat hooks |
No |
Yes |
| Courtesy lights w/fade-in/out feature |
Yes |
No |
| Cruise control |
Yes |
No |
| Cut-pile passenger compartment carpet |
No |
Yes |
| Daytime running lamps |
No |
Yes |
| Digital clock |
Yes |
No |
| Direct ignition system w/knock control |
Yes |
No |
| Diversity antenna system |
Yes |
No |
| Driveaway protection (disables engine when double-lock feature engaged) |
Yes |
No |
| Driver & front passenger airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) |
Yes |
No |
| Driver & front passenger reduced force air bags |
No |
Yes |
| Drop-down tool kit in trunk |
Yes |
No |
| Dual color-keyed manual rearview mirrors |
No |
Yes |
| Dual front cupholders/coinholder |
Yes |
No |
| Dual pwr outside heated rearview mirrors |
Yes |
No |
| Elect engine-management system |
Yes |
No |
| Electric rear window defogger w/auto reset timer & manual cutoff switch |
No |
Yes |
| Electronic analog speedometer/tachometer |
Yes |
No |
| Energy absorbing crumple zones |
No |
Yes |
| Energy absorbing instrument panel/passenger side brow/steering column/knee bolsters |
No |
Yes |
| ETR AM/FM stereo w/seek-scan, 4 speakers, digital quartz clock |
No |
Yes |
| Fog lamps |
No |
Yes |
| Front door storage pockets |
No |
Yes |
| Front manual safety belt system w/manual lap belt-inc: visual/audible warning system & dual mode lap belt retractor |
No |
Yes |
| Front passenger seatback storage pockets |
No |
Yes |
| Front/rear coil springs, twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers, stabilizer bars |
Yes |
No |
| Front seatback storage nets |
Yes |
No |
| Front wheel drive w/equal length halfshafts |
No |
Yes |
| Full cloth seat upholstery |
No |
Yes |
| Full length front console w/2 cupholders, storage & movable ashtray |
No |
Yes |
| Full-size spare tire w/steel wheel |
Yes |
No |
| Full wheel covers |
No |
Yes |
| Fully trimmed carpeted cargo area |
No |
Yes |
| Galvanized steel hood & roof, steel trunklid |
No |
Yes |
| Glove box w/take-out flashlight |
Yes |
No |
| Glove compartment |
No |
Yes |
| Green-tinted windshield band |
Yes |
No |
| Halogen free-form fog lights |
Yes |
No |
| Halogen free-form headlights (low beams) |
Yes |
No |
| Halogen headlamps |
No |
Yes |
| Heat/ventilation system w/4-speed fan, defroster |
No |
Yes |
| Hydraulic energy absorbing bumpers (damage control to 9-MPH) |
Yes |
No |
| Illuminated master key |
Yes |
No |
| Independent MacPherson strut lateral link front suspension |
No |
Yes |
| Independent tri-link strut/spring module rear suspension |
No |
Yes |
| Instrument panel gauges-inc: 130 MPH speedometer w/trip odometer, 8000 RPM tachometer, coolant temp, fuel level, low fuel light |
No |
Yes |
| Interlocking door latches |
No |
Yes |
| Intermittent windshield wipers w/3 variable speed settings |
No |
Yes |
| Laminated windshield glass w/urethane bonding |
No |
Yes |
| LCD main & trip odometers |
Yes |
No |
| Leatherette upholstery |
Yes |
No |
| Leather manual shift knob/steering wheel |
Yes |
No |
| Leather wrapped steering wheel |
No |
Yes |
| Low glare finish on windshield moldings/wiper arms/blades |
No |
Yes |
| Map reading lights |
Yes |
No |
| Microfiltered ventilation |
Yes |
No |
| Multi-link system rear suspension w/central links |
Yes |
No |
| Outside temp display w/freeze warning |
Yes |
No |
| P195/60R15 87H Firehawk GTA Performance SBR Firestone tires (note: these tires will not accept chains) |
No |
Yes |
| Passenger assist grips |
No |
Yes |
| Passenger-guard inside door lock handles |
No |
Yes |
| Passenger visor vanity mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Polymer dent/corrosion-resistant exterior body-side panels |
No |
Yes |
| Positive side-window sealing system |
Yes |
No |
| Pre-wired for BMW remote keyless-entry security system |
Yes |
No |
| Pre-wired for CD changer |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr-assisted ventilated front disc/rear drum brakes |
No |
Yes |
| Pwr windows-inc: key-off operation, 1-touch up/down |
Yes |
No |
| Rear outboard manual lap/shoulder safety belts |
No |
Yes |
| Rear polymer spoiler |
No |
Yes |
| Rear reading lights |
Yes |
No |
| Rear seat anti-submarining ramp |
No |
Yes |
| Rear seat console w/2 cupholders/storage |
No |
Yes |
| Rear wheel drive |
Yes |
No |
| Reclining front bucket seats w/adjustable headrests/driver lumbar support/ cushion height |
No |
Yes |
| Remote hood/trunk lid/fuel-filler door release |
No |
Yes |
| Seatback easy-entry feature |
Yes |
No |
| Security door lock w/retention components |
No |
Yes |
| Service interval indicator |
Yes |
No |
| Side-guard door beams |
No |
Yes |
| Speed-sensitive variable-effort rack & pinion pwr steering |
No |
Yes |
| Split folding rear seats |
Yes |
No |
| Sport-tuned suspension w/front/rear stabilizer bars |
No |
Yes |
| Stainless steel exhaust |
No |
Yes |
| Steel spaceframe structure |
No |
Yes |
| Strut-type front suspension w/arc-shaped lower arms |
Yes |
No |
| T115/70R14 88M compact spare tire |
No |
Yes |
| Tinted glass |
No |
Yes |
| Trunklid reflex panel |
No |
Yes |
| Vacuum-assisted front ventilated 4-wheel disc brakes |
Yes |
No |
| Variable engine-speed-sensitive pwr-assisted rack and pinion steering |
Yes |
No |
| Vehicle-speed variable 2-speed intermittent windshield wipers w/single wipe mode |
Yes |
No |
| Warning chimes-inc: headlamps-on/key-in-ignition/seatbelt |
No |
Yes |
| Window closing from driver door lock feature |
Yes |
No |
Compar-A-Graphs: Rank-By-Specs or 4-Car Comparison 
Click to print