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Vehicle 2002 GMC Sierra 2500 2WD Regular Cab SLE 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT (basic)
117 liter 30.9 gallon main unleaded fuel tank No Yes
129 liter 34 gallon main unleaded fuel tank Yes No
12v power outlet: front Yes No
12v power outlet: front & rear No Yes
3.73:1 axle ratio Yes Yes
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat , 3-point reel front seat belts on passenger seat , lap static front seat belts on center seat Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side , 3-point reel rear seat belts on passenger side , lap static rear seat belts on center side No Yes
40/20/40 split driver seat with lumbar adjustment and - adjustments , 40/20/40 split passenger seat with lumbar adjustment and - adjustments , 40/20/40 split center seat with - adjustments Yes No
5967 cc 6 liters V 8 front engine with 101.6 mm bore, 92 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder No Yes
5967 cc 6 liters V 8 front engine with 101.6 mm bore, 92 mm stroke, 9.4 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder Yes No
Air conditioning Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control and rear outlet No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 100000, distance (km): 160935 Yes Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes Yes
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic four-speed heavy duty transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, shift lever on column, low/high gear ranges and 2.72:1 low/high gear ratio No Yes
Automatic operation rear view mirror Yes Yes
Automatic rear suspension levelling No Yes
Auxiliary oil cooler Yes Yes
Auxiliary transmission cooler Yes Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Body side molding Yes Yes
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, six adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area dimensions: length (mm): 2479, length (inches): 97.6, front width (mm): 1270, front width (inches): 50, width between arches (mm): 1270, width between arches (inches): 50, height (mm): 572, height (inches): 22.5, loading floor height (mm): 787 and loading floor height (inches): 31 No Yes
Cargo area dimensions: length (mm): 2479, length (inches): 97.6, front width (mm): 1646, front width (inches): 64.8, width between arches (mm): 1270, width between arches (inches): 50, height (mm): 495, height (inches): 19.5, loading floor height (mm): 894 and loading floor height (inches): 35.2 Yes No
Cargo area light Yes Yes
Cargo capacity: rear seat down (liters): 1526, rear seat down (cu ft): 53.9, all seats in place (liters): 1161, all seats in place (cu ft): 41, all seats removed (liters): 2690 and all seats removed (cu ft): 95 No Yes
Cellular phone No Yes
Chrome/bright trim on side of body Yes No
Chrome front and rear bumpers Yes No
Clock Yes Yes
Coming home device No Yes
Compass Yes Yes
Complex surface lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Cruise control Yes Yes
Day time running lights Yes Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes Yes
Delco audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player Yes No
Diversity antenna No Yes
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door edge hazard lights Yes Yes
Door entry light No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver and passenger power chrome door mirrors Yes No
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant switch off Yes No
Driver power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic and automatic operation , passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
E-mail No Yes
Emission control level FED Yes Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 5624, overall length (inches): 221.4, overall width (mm): 2019, overall width (inches): 79.5, overall height (mm): 1920, overall height (inches): 75.6, ground clearance (mm): 269, ground clearance (inches): 10.6, wheelbase (mm): 3302, wheelbase (inches): 130, front track (mm): 1656, front track (inches): 65.2, rear track (mm): 1676, rear track (inches): 66, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 13137 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 43.1 No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 5639, overall length (inches): 222, overall width (mm): 1994, overall width (inches): 78.5, overall height (mm): 1872, overall height (inches): 73.7, ground clearance (mm): 206, ground clearance (inches): 8.1, wheelbase (mm): 3378, wheelbase (inches): 133, front track (mm): 1651, front track (inches): 65, rear track (mm): 1676, rear track (inches): 66, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 13807 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 45.3 Yes No
External temperature Yes Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 745 Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 790 No Yes
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Fixed rear window Yes No
Floor mats Yes Yes
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs Yes Yes
Four-door pickup crew body style No Yes
Four-wheel ABS Yes Yes
Front and rear alloy chrome wheels with 17 inch rim diam, 7.5 inch rim width and partial wheel covers No Yes
Front and rear ashtray No Yes
Front and rear reading lights No Yes
Front and rear steel chrome wheels with 16 inch rim diam, 6.5 inch rim width and partial wheel covers Yes No
Front and rear tires with 245 mm tire width, 75% tire profile, S tire rating and black sidewall Yes No
Front and rear tires with 265 mm tire width, 70% tire profile, S tire rating and black sidewall No Yes
Front ashtray Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front power windows with one one-touch Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front seat back storage No Yes
Front seat center armrest Yes Yes
Front seats and rear seats cup holders No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter Yes Yes
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag No Yes
Fuel economy No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
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 , full overhead console with covered storage box No Yes
Fullsize steel rim under body spare wheel Yes Yes
Full-time 4x4-wheel drive No Yes
Garage door opener No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint No Yes
Glove compartment Yes Yes
Headlight control with dusk sensor Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Heat reflective glass Yes Yes
Heavy duty battery No Yes
Height adjustable pedals No Yes
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated entry system Yes Yes
Immobilizer Yes Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1034, front headroom (inches): 40.7, rear headroom (mm): 980, rear headroom (inches): 38.6, front hip room (mm): 1575, front hip room (inches): 62, rear hip room (mm): 1575, rear hip room (inches): 62, front leg room (mm): 1049, front leg room (inches): 41.3, rear leg room (mm): 988, rear leg room (inches): 38.9, front shoulder room (mm): 1656, front shoulder room (inches): 65.2, rear shoulder room (mm): 1656 and rear shoulder room (inches): 65.2 No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1041, front headroom (inches): 41, front hip room (mm): 1560, front hip room (inches): 61.4, front leg room (mm): 1049, front leg room (inches): 41.3, front shoulder room (mm): 1656 and front shoulder room (inches): 65.2 Yes No
Internet connection No Yes
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl No Yes
Limited slip differential No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes Yes
Low washer fluid level warning Yes Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, wood/woodgrain on doors and wood/woodgrain on dashboard No Yes
Manual five-speed heavy duty transmission with shift lever on floor Yes No
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes Yes
Oil pressure Yes Yes
Online information system No Yes
Parking distance sensors No Yes
Partial overhead console Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes Yes
Power: 224 kW , 300 HP SAE @ 4400 rpm; 360 ft lb , 488 Nm @ 4000 rpm Yes No
Power: 257 kW , 345 HP SAE @ 5200 rpm; 380 ft lb , 515 Nm @ 4000 rpm No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Rear and side platform step No Yes
Rear platform step Yes No
Rear seat center armrest No Yes
Rear separate audio control No Yes
Rear tailgate cargo doors Yes Yes
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote power locks Yes Yes
Responsive suspension No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Seating: five seats No Yes
Seating: three seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes Yes
Six speakers Yes No
Sliding rear window with defogger and intermittent No Yes
Stability control No Yes
Straight side pickup bed Yes No
Straight side pickup bed insert liner with cover No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics No Yes
Ten speakers No Yes
Three asymmetrical split bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin , privacy tinted glass on rear , privacy tinted glass on side No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin , privacy tinted glass on rear , tinted glass on side Yes No
Trailer towing preparation Yes No
Trailer towing preparation includes tow hook No Yes
Trim level: No Yes
Trim level: SLE Yes No
Two-door pickup regular body style Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats No Yes
Underbody protection for engine No Yes
Unleaded fuel Yes Yes
Upgraded cloth/velour seat upholstery with additional upgraded cloth/velour Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes Yes
Voice activating system No Yes
Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (kg) 3175, gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 7000, curb weight (kg) 2655, curb weight (lbs) 5853, gross trailer weight braked (kg) 3583, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 7900, max legal load (kg) 520 and max payload (lbs) 1147 No Yes
Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (kg) 3901, gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 8600, curb weight (kg) 2266, curb weight (lbs) 4995, gross trailer weight braked (kg) 3992, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 8800, max legal load (kg) 1635 and max payload (lbs) 3605 Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe Yes Yes
Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and torsion springs , beam rear suspension rigid with leaf springs Yes No
Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and torsion springs , beam rear suspension rigid with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Wood & leather steering wheel with tilt adjustment No Yes






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