| Vehicle |
2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class SLK320 |
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS |
| 12v power outlet: front |
No |
Yes |
| 2351 cc 2.4 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86.5 mm bore, 100 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, overhead cam and four valves per cylinder |
No |
Yes |
| 3199 cc 3.2 liters V 6 front engine with 89.9 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and three valves per cylinder |
Yes |
No |
| 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat |
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 |
No |
Yes |
| 60 liter 15.9 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank |
Yes |
No |
| 62 liter 16.4 gallon main unleaded fuel tank |
No |
Yes |
| Air conditioning |
No |
Yes |
| Air conditioning with climate control |
Yes |
No |
| Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 |
Yes |
No |
| Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 84 or distance (miles): 100000, distance (km): 160935 |
No |
Yes |
| Audio anti-theft protection: code |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic operation rear view mirror |
Yes |
No |
| Body color front and rear bumpers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bose audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette |
Yes |
No |
| Brake assist system |
Yes |
No |
| Bucket driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and - adjustments , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments |
No |
Yes |
| Bucket electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment |
Yes |
No |
| Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo area light |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 204 and all seats in place (cu ft): 7.2 |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 269 and all seats in place (cu ft): 9.5 |
Yes |
No |
| Charges: Luxury Tax |
Yes |
No |
| Clock |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth |
No |
Yes |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.31 |
No |
Yes |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.35 |
Yes |
No |
| Coming home device |
Yes |
No |
| Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights |
No |
Yes |
| Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights |
Yes |
No |
| Cruise control |
Yes |
Yes |
| Delayed/fade courtesy lights |
Yes |
Yes |
| Door ajar warning |
No |
Yes |
| Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat |
Yes |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger front airbag |
No |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger power black door mirrors |
No |
Yes |
| Driver and passenger vanity mirror |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
Yes |
No |
| Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window |
Yes |
No |
| Electric remote trunk/hatch release |
Yes |
No |
| Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window |
No |
Yes |
| Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management |
Yes |
No |
| Emission control level FED |
Yes |
Yes |
| External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4011, overall length (inches): 157.9, overall width (mm): 1715, overall width (inches): 67.5, overall height (mm): 1280, overall height (inches): 50.4, wheelbase (mm): 2400, wheelbase (inches): 94.5, front track (mm): 1488, front track (inches): 58.6, rear track (mm): 1494, rear track (inches): 58.8, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10028 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 32.9 |
Yes |
No |
| External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4455, overall length (inches): 175.4, overall width (mm): 1750, overall width (inches): 68.9, overall height (mm): 1341, overall height (inches): 52.8, wheelbase (mm): 2560, wheelbase (inches): 100.8, front track (mm): 1509, front track (inches): 59.4, rear track (mm): 1509, rear track (inches): 59.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 |
No |
Yes |
| External temperature |
Yes |
No |
| Fixed delivery charges: 580 |
No |
Yes |
| Fixed delivery charges: 665 |
Yes |
No |
| Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection |
Yes |
No |
| Fixed mast antenna |
Yes |
Yes |
| Floor covering: carpet in load area |
Yes |
Yes |
| Floor mats |
Yes |
Yes |
| Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs |
Yes |
No |
| Four-wheel ABS |
Yes |
No |
| Front alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7 inch rim width , rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width |
Yes |
No |
| Front and rear alloy wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 6 inch rim width |
No |
Yes |
| Front and rear tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and H tire rating |
No |
Yes |
| Front and trunk/hatch spoiler |
No |
Yes |
| Front ashtray |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front fog lights |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows |
No |
Yes |
| Front power windows with two one-touch |
Yes |
No |
| Front reading lights |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front seat center armrest |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front seats cigar lighter |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front seats cup holders |
Yes |
Yes |
| Front side airbag with occupant sensors |
Yes |
No |
| Front tires with 205 mm tire width, 55% tire profile and V tire rating , rear tires with 225 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and V tire rating |
Yes |
No |
| Front-wheel drive |
No |
Yes |
| Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.8, EPA highway (mpg): 30, EPA city (l/100km): 10.2 and EPA city (mpg): 23 |
No |
Yes |
| Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 9, EPA highway (mpg): 26, EPA city (l/100km): 13.8 and EPA city (mpg): 17 |
Yes |
No |
| Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 |
No |
Yes |
| Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 |
Yes |
No |
| Full dashboard and floor console with open storage box |
No |
Yes |
| Full dashboard console with open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box |
Yes |
No |
| Garage door opener |
Yes |
No |
| Gloss paint , black paint |
Yes |
No |
| Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint |
No |
Yes |
| Headlight control with time delay switch-off |
Yes |
Yes |
| Heated washer |
Yes |
No |
| High pressure headlight cleaners |
Yes |
No |
| Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Illuminated entry system |
Yes |
No |
| Immobilizer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Infinity audio system with AM/FM radio and CD player |
No |
Yes |
| Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 1001, front headroom (inches): 39.4, rear headroom (mm): 876, rear headroom (inches): 34.5, front hip room (mm): 1318, front hip room (inches): 51.9, rear hip room (mm): 1054, rear hip room (inches): 41.5, front leg room (mm): 1074, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (mm): 747, rear leg room (inches): 29.4, front shoulder room (mm): 1326, front shoulder room (inches): 52.2, rear shoulder room (mm): 1072, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.2, interior volume (liters): 2127 and interior volume (cu ft): 75.1 |
No |
Yes |
| Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 950, front headroom (inches): 37.4, front hip room (mm): 1389, front hip room (inches): 54.7, front leg room (mm): 1085, front leg room (inches): 42.7, front shoulder room (mm): 1313, front shoulder room (inches): 51.7, interior volume (liters): 1240 and interior volume (cu ft): 43.8 |
Yes |
No |
| Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment |
No |
Yes |
| Leather seat upholstery with additional leather |
Yes |
No |
| Load restraint hooks |
No |
Yes |
| Lockable glove compartment |
Yes |
Yes |
| Low fuel level warning |
Yes |
Yes |
| Low washer fluid level warning |
Yes |
No |
| Luxury trim alloy look on doors |
No |
Yes |
| Luxury trim wood & leather on gearknob, wood/woodgrain on doors and wood/woodgrain on dashboard |
Yes |
No |
| Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor |
No |
Yes |
| Manual six-speed transmission with shift lever on floor |
Yes |
No |
| Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-point injection fuel system |
Yes |
Yes |
| Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls |
Yes |
No |
| Peripheral anti-theft protection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Power: 110 kW , 147 HP SAE @ 5500 rpm; 158 ft lb , 214 Nm @ 4000 rpm |
No |
Yes |
| Power: 160 kW , 215 HP SAE @ 5700 rpm; 229 ft lb , 310 Nm @ 3000 rpm |
Yes |
No |
| Power steering |
Yes |
Yes |
| Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 |
Yes |
No |
| Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 |
No |
Yes |
| Premium unleaded fuel |
Yes |
No |
| Rear fog lights |
Yes |
No |
| Rear view mirror |
No |
Yes |
| Rear-wheel drive |
Yes |
No |
| Rear window with defogger |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote audio controls |
No |
Yes |
| Remote fuel filler door release |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote power locks |
No |
Yes |
| Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch |
Yes |
No |
| Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 |
No |
Yes |
| Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited |
Yes |
No |
| Seating: four seats |
No |
Yes |
| Seating: two seats |
Yes |
No |
| Service interval indicator |
Yes |
No |
| Seven speakers |
No |
Yes |
| Six speakers |
Yes |
No |
| Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel |
Yes |
Yes |
| 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 |
No |
Yes |
| Tachometer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Telematics |
Yes |
No |
| Tinted glass on cabin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trim level: GS |
No |
Yes |
| Trim level: SLK320 |
Yes |
No |
| Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs |
No |
Yes |
| Two-door convertible body style |
Yes |
Yes |
| Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats |
Yes |
Yes |
| Two one-piece bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments |
No |
Yes |
| Unleaded fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Ventilation system with recirculation setting |
No |
Yes |
| Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter |
Yes |
No |
| Weights: curb weight (kg) 1380 and curb weight (lbs) 3042 |
No |
Yes |
| Weights: curb weight (kg) 1406 and curb weight (lbs) 3099 |
Yes |
No |
| Wind deflector behind seats |
Yes |
No |
| Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe |
Yes |
No |
| Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe |
No |
Yes |
| Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs |
Yes |
No |
| Wood & leather steering wheel with telescopic adjustment |
Yes |
No |
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