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Vehicle 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK55 AMG Cabriolet 2009 Pontiac Solstice Convertible
12-Volt Battery No Yes
2.4-Liter Ecotec, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 173@5800, Torque Of 167@4500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
24-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
27-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
3 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5439 cc 5.4 liters V 8 front engine with 97 mm bore, 92 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, overhead cam and three valves per cylinder Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
62 liter 16.4 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control Yes No
All-Speed Traction Control No Yes
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed Sensitive Volume and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; XM(R) Satellite Radio (Subscription Fees Apply. Available Only In 48 Contiguous United States. Service Is Provided On A 3-Month Trial Basis Upon Purchase) No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on floor Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic operation rear view mirror Yes No
Auxiliary Input Jack No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Body side molding Yes No
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Brake assist system Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 266 and all seats in place (cu ft): 9.4 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 1000 Yes No
Clock Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.32 Yes No
Coming home device Yes No
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Conventional lens gas discharge bulb headlights Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal No Yes
Cruise control Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Drive-By-Wire Control For Throttle No Yes
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation , passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 2 Ways Total No Yes
Driver Vanity Mirror No Yes
Dual Body Color Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4580, overall length (inches): 180.3, overall width (mm): 1722, overall width (inches): 67.8, overall height (mm): 1379, overall height (inches): 54.3, wheelbase (mm): 2690, wheelbase (inches): 105.9, front track (mm): 1506, front track (inches): 59.3, rear track (mm): 1488, rear track (inches): 58.6, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10729 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.2 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 665 Yes No
Fixed mast antenna Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs Yes No
Four-wheel ABS Yes No
Front alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 7.5 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 8.5 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Bumper No Yes
Front and rear power windows with two one-touch Yes No
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Folding Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Power 297-mm X 25-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 277-mm X 13-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front seat back storage Yes No
Front seat center armrest Yes No
Front seats cigar lighter Yes No
Front seats cup holders Yes No
Front side airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Front spoiler Yes No
Front tires with 225 mm tire width, 45% tire profile and Z tire rating , rear tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.7, EPA highway (mpg): 22, EPA city (l/100km): 14.7 and EPA city (mpg): 16 Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Full dashboard console with open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box Yes No
Fullsize alloy rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Garage door opener Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Glovebox No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Headlight control with time delay switch-off Yes No
Heated washer Yes No
High pressure headlight cleaners Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Springs, Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Springs, Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 953, front headroom (inches): 37.5, rear headroom (mm): 927, rear headroom (inches): 36.5, front hip room (mm): 1364, front hip room (inches): 53.7, rear hip room (mm): 1166, rear hip room (inches): 45.9, front leg room (mm): 1064, front leg room (inches): 41.9, rear leg room (mm): 696, rear leg room (inches): 27.4, front shoulder room (mm): 1344, front shoulder room (inches): 52.9, rear shoulder room (mm): 1219, rear shoulder room (inches): 48, interior volume (liters): 2146 and interior volume (cu ft): 75.8 Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with telescopic adjustment Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather Yes No
Load restraint hooks Yes No
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and wood & leather on dashboard Yes No
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position with three driver's seat positions, three passenger seat positions and head restraint Yes No
Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
OnStar(R) Hands-Free Calling With Telephone No Yes
OnStar(R) Stolen Vehicle Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance No Yes
OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Hands-Free Calling, Vehicle Diagnostics and Low Mileage Discount No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 255 kW , 342 HP SAE @ 5500 rpm; 376 ft lb , 510 Nm @ 3000 rpm Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Pre-Programmed Equalizer No Yes
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear fog lights Yes No
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear seat center armrest Yes No
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote audio controls Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Remote Trunk Release Located Inside Vehicle No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
SBRP245/45R18 BSW, All-Season Tires No Yes
Seating: four seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes No
Service Interval Indicator For Oil Quality No Yes
Seven speakers Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Silver Painted Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In. No Yes
Single Stainless-Steel Exhaust Pipe No Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
Sports heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, thigh support, five adjustments and tilt adjustment Yes No
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Stability control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Trip Computer No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Telephone Antenna No Yes
Theftlock(R) Radio Anti-Theft No Yes
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Trim level: CLK55 Yes No
Trip Computer With Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and Fuel Range Remaining No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments Yes No
Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via PASS-Key(R) III Plus Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Phone No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1744 and curb weight (lbs) 3845 Yes No
Wind deflector behind seats Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor Yes No
Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No






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