| Vehicle |
2000 Mercedes-Benz SL Class 2dr Roadster 5.0L |
2003 Volvo C70 Convertible HT M CV |
| 10-way pwr front bucket seats w/head restraints |
Yes |
No |
| 12v power outlet: rear |
No |
Yes |
| 17" X 8.25" aluminum-alloy wheels |
Yes |
No |
| 21.1 gallon fuel tank |
Yes |
No |
| 2319 cc 2.3 liters in-line 5 front engine with 81 mm bore, 90 mm stroke, 8.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder |
No |
Yes |
| 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners |
No |
Yes |
| 4-wheel front ventilated/solid rear pwr disc brakes |
Yes |
No |
| 5.0L SOHC SMPI 24-valve aluminum-alloy V8 engine-inc: 2 ignition coils/spark plugs per cylinder |
Yes |
No |
| 5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission-inc: "winter" mode, adaptive controls, OD |
Yes |
No |
| 68 liter 18 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank |
No |
Yes |
| Adjustable front center armrest |
Yes |
No |
| Adjustable seat-mounted 3-point front shoulder belts w/height adjustment & emergency tensioning retractors |
Yes |
No |
| Air conditioning with climate control |
No |
Yes |
| Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 96 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| Anti-lock brake system (ABS) |
Yes |
No |
| Anti-theft alarm system w/starter interlock |
Yes |
No |
| Auto dimming driver mirror |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic climate control-inc: dust filter, residual-heat REST mode |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic convertible soft top |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic operation rear view mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Automatic pop-up padded rollbar |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic pop-up rollbar |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic slip control (ASR) |
Yes |
No |
| Babysmart automatic child seat recognition system |
Yes |
No |
| Body color front and rear bumpers |
No |
Yes |
| Body side molding |
No |
Yes |
| Bose sound system w/Acoustimass-inc: antitheft-coded AM/FM stereo/weather band radio & auto reverse cassette player, auto speed-dependent volume adjustment, 6-speakers |
Yes |
No |
| Brake assist system (applies full braking pwr automatically when needed) |
Yes |
No |
| Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment |
No |
Yes |
| Burl hardwood interior trim on doors, dash, console, shiftgate |
Yes |
No |
| Cargo area light |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 229 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.1 |
No |
Yes |
| Charges: Luxury Tax and 183.75 |
No |
Yes |
| City 16/hwy 23 (5.0L engine/5-speed auto trans) |
Yes |
No |
| Clock |
No |
Yes |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.34 |
No |
Yes |
| Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Concealed system convertible rollover protection |
No |
Yes |
| Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights |
No |
Yes |
| Cruise control |
Yes |
Yes |
| Day time running lights |
No |
Yes |
| Delayed/fade courtesy lights |
No |
Yes |
| Door ajar warning |
No |
Yes |
| Door edge hazard lights |
No |
Yes |
| Door mounted side airbags |
Yes |
No |
| Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat |
No |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors |
No |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors |
No |
Yes |
| Driver & front passenger front airbag supplemental restraint system |
Yes |
No |
| Dual heated pwr remote outside mirrors w/3-position memory |
Yes |
No |
| Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors |
Yes |
No |
| Eccentric-sweep intermittent windshield wiper w/heated washer system/wiper parking position, rain sensor wiper activation |
Yes |
No |
| Electric remote trunk/hatch release |
No |
Yes |
| Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window |
No |
Yes |
| Electronic stability program (ESP) |
Yes |
No |
| Electronic Stability Program vehicle directional stability system (ESP) |
Yes |
No |
| Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management |
No |
Yes |
| Emission control level FED |
No |
Yes |
| External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4717, overall length (inches): 185.7, overall width (mm): 1816, overall width (inches): 71.5, overall height (mm): 1430, overall height (inches): 56.3, wheelbase (mm): 2664, wheelbase (inches): 104.9, front track (mm): 1521, front track (inches): 59.9, rear track (mm): 1519, rear track (inches): 59.8, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11704 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 38.4 |
No |
Yes |
| External temperature |
No |
Yes |
| Fixed delivery charges: 660 |
No |
Yes |
| Floor covering: carpet in load area |
No |
Yes |
| Floor mats |
No |
Yes |
| Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs |
No |
Yes |
| Four-wheel ABS |
No |
Yes |
| Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width |
No |
Yes |
| Front and rear reading lights |
No |
Yes |
| Front and rear tires with 225 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and V tire rating |
No |
Yes |
| Front ashtray |
No |
Yes |
| Front fog lights |
No |
Yes |
| Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows with two one-touch |
No |
Yes |
| Front/rear coil springs, stabilizer bar, gas shock absorbers |
Yes |
No |
| Front seat back storage |
No |
Yes |
| Front seat center armrest |
No |
Yes |
| Front seats cup holders |
No |
Yes |
| Front side airbag |
No |
Yes |
| Front spoiler |
No |
Yes |
| Front-wheel drive |
No |
Yes |
| Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.7, EPA highway (mpg): 27, EPA city (l/100km): 11.2 and EPA city (mpg): 21 |
No |
Yes |
| Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 |
No |
Yes |
| Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box |
No |
Yes |
| Fully electronic ignition system w/knock sensor timing control |
Yes |
No |
| Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint |
No |
Yes |
| Halogen front foglamps |
Yes |
No |
| Halogen headlamps & heated washing system w/wipers |
Yes |
No |
| Headlight control with time delay switch-off |
No |
Yes |
| Heated rear window |
Yes |
No |
| Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners |
No |
Yes |
| Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Illuminated entry system |
No |
Yes |
| Immobilizer |
No |
Yes |
| Independent five-link rear suspension w/anti-lift/anti-squat geometry/ alignment control |
Yes |
No |
| Independent front suspension w/damper struts, triangular lower control arms w/anti-dive geometry |
Yes |
No |
| Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 996, front headroom (inches): 39.2, rear headroom (mm): 986, rear headroom (inches): 38.8, front hip room (mm): 1313, front hip room (inches): 51.7, front leg room (mm): 1052, front leg room (inches): 41.4, rear leg room (mm): 879, rear leg room (inches): 34.6, front shoulder room (mm): 1140, front shoulder room (inches): 44.9, rear shoulder room (mm): 1140 and rear shoulder room (inches): 44.9 |
No |
Yes |
| Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment |
No |
Yes |
| Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl |
No |
Yes |
| Lockable glove compartment |
No |
Yes |
| Low fuel level warning |
No |
Yes |
| Low washer fluid level warning |
No |
Yes |
| Luxury trim leather on gearknob and wood/woodgrain on dashboard |
No |
Yes |
| Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor |
No |
Yes |
| Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and three-disc remote changer |
No |
Yes |
| Memorized adjustment with three driver's seat positions |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-point injection fuel system |
No |
Yes |
| Nappa leather seats, head restraints |
Yes |
No |
| Oil pressure |
No |
Yes |
| P245/45WR17 performance SBR tires |
Yes |
No |
| Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls |
No |
Yes |
| Peripheral anti-theft protection |
No |
Yes |
| Power: 176 kW , 236 HP SAE @ 5400 rpm; 244 ft lb , 331 Nm @ 2400 rpm |
No |
Yes |
| Power + diversity antenna |
No |
Yes |
| Power steering |
No |
Yes |
| Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 |
No |
Yes |
| Premium unleaded fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Pre-wiring for CD changer & cellular phone |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr AM/FM/cellular antenna |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr door locks |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr recirculating-ball steering w/damper |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr tilt/telescoping steering column |
Yes |
No |
| Pwr windows w/express-down control for each window & 1-touch up/down for both windows via soft-top switch |
Yes |
No |
| Rear fog lights |
No |
Yes |
| Rear seat center armrest with trunk access |
No |
Yes |
| Rearview mirror w/auto-dimming feature |
Yes |
No |
| Rear wheel drive |
Yes |
No |
| Rear window with defogger |
No |
Yes |
| Red rear foglamp |
Yes |
No |
| Remote fuel filler door release |
No |
Yes |
| Remote illuminated entry |
Yes |
No |
| Remote infrared locking system-inc: doors, trunk release, 4 inside storage compartments, window closing |
Yes |
No |
| Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch |
No |
Yes |
| Removable aluminum hard convertible top |
Yes |
No |
| Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| Seating: four seats |
No |
Yes |
| Service interval indicator |
No |
Yes |
| Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel |
No |
Yes |
| Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs |
No |
Yes |
| Tachometer |
No |
Yes |
| Tinted glass on cabin |
No |
Yes |
| Trim level: HT |
No |
Yes |
| Turbo compressor |
No |
Yes |
| Twelve speakers |
No |
Yes |
| Two active head restraints on front seats , two head restraints on rear seats |
No |
Yes |
| Two-door convertible body style |
No |
Yes |
| Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments |
No |
Yes |
| Universal integrated garage door opener |
Yes |
No |
| Variable length intake manifold |
Yes |
No |
| Velour carpeting & floor mats |
Yes |
No |
| Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter |
No |
Yes |
| Wash/wipe headlight cleaners |
No |
Yes |
| Weights: curb weight (kg) 1565 and curb weight (lbs) 3450 |
No |
Yes |
| Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe |
No |
Yes |
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