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Vehicle 2002 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 Silver Arrow Edition 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible
180-Amp Alternator No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets, 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
4966 cc 5 liters V 8 front engine with 97 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam and three valves per cylinder Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
600 Cold Cranking Amp Battery No Yes
7000 RPM Tachometer No Yes
80 liter 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
8.4-Liter, 90-Degree V10, VVT 20-Valve, OHV, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 600@6100, Torque Of 560@5000, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control Yes No
Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 10-In. and Rear 19-In. X 13-In. No Yes
AM/FM Radio With 310-Watts and 7 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Audible Warnings Include Headlights On, Key-In-Ignition and Seatbelt Unfastened No Yes
Audio and Navigation Pre-Wiring No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror Yes No
Battery Gauge No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer Yes No
Brake assist system Yes No
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 224 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.9 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 1000 and Luxury Yes No
Chrome/bright trim around side windows and on side of body Yes No
Cigarette Lighter With Ashtray No Yes
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.34 Yes No
Coming home device Yes No
Computer with average fuel consumption Yes No
Concealed system convertible rollover protection Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Crumple Zones No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door entry light Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Driver Manual Lumbar Support No Yes
Driver power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation , passenger power heated body color door mirrors Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4498, overall length (inches): 177.1, overall width (mm): 1811, overall width (inches): 71.3, overall height (mm): 1303, overall height (inches): 51.3, wheelbase (mm): 2515, wheelbase (inches): 99, front track (mm): 1534, front track (inches): 60.4, rear track (mm): 1524, rear track (inches): 60, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 665 Yes No
Fixed Hoop Safety Rollbars No Yes
Floor covering: carpet in load area Yes No
Floor mats Yes No
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs Yes No
Four-wheel ABS Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 8.5 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 18 inch rim diam and 9.5 inch rim width Yes No
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5-MPH Impact-Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor No Yes
Front Dual 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Dual Body-Color Folding Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats Manually Adjusts 4 Ways Total With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Foglights No Yes
Front Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 355-mm X 32-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Load Limiters No Yes
Front reading lights Yes No
Front SBRP275/35ZR18 and Rear SBRP345/30ZR19 BSW Michelin(R) Pilot(R) Sport PS2 Tires No Yes
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 Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Front tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating , rear tires with 275 mm tire width, 35% tire profile and Z tire rating Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2, EPA highway (mpg): 23, 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 , 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
Headlight control with time delay switch-off Yes No
Heated washer Yes No
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror Yes No
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Front Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Upper and Lower A-Arms Rear Suspension With Coil Springs, Gas-Charged Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 942, front headroom (inches): 37.1, front hip room (mm): 1351, front hip room (inches): 53.2, front leg room (mm): 1077, front leg room (inches): 42.4, front shoulder room (mm): 1407, front shoulder room (inches): 55.4, interior volume (liters): 1427 and interior volume (cu ft): 50.4 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
L A T C H No Yes
Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No
Leather Located On Shift Knob No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable Glovebox No Yes
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and alloy on dashboard Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions, five passenger seat positions and head restraint Yes No
Metallic paint Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Trunk No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil Cooler No Yes
Oil pressure Yes No
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
Online information system Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Switch No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Multi-Stage Deployment No Yes
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 225 kW , 302 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 339 ft lb , 460 Nm @ 2700 rpm Yes No
Power Adjustable Foot Pedals No Yes
Power antenna Yes No
Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote and Internal Switch With Automatic Locking No Yes
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
Power Windows With One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights Yes No
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear fog lights Yes No
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Viscous Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows Yes No
Removable hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window , electric softtop convertible roof Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
Seating: two seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Six speakers Yes No
Stability control Yes No
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Tachometer Yes No
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Tremec 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
Trim level: SL500 Yes No
Trip Computer No Yes
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Sentry Key(R) Engine Immobilizer and Exterior Monitoring No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1871 and curb weight (lbs) 4125 Yes No
Wind deflector behind seats Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor Yes No






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