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Vehicle 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP Convertible
12v power outlet: front Yes No
25-mm Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
33-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
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
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
80 liter 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on floor Yes No
Automatic front and rear suspension levelling Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off No Yes
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Automatic operation rear view mirror Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer Yes No
Brake assist system Yes No
Brushed Alloy Located On Door Sills No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, six adjustments and tilt adjustment Yes No
Cargo area light Yes No
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 286 and all seats in place (cu ft): 10.1 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 1300 and Luxury Yes No
Clock Yes No
Cloth Seats No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.29 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
Cruise Control No Yes
Day time running lights Yes No
Daytime Running Lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door edge hazard lights Yes No
Door entry light Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat Yes No
Driver Airbag 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 Vanity Mirror No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Eight speakers Yes No
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Element antenna Yes No
Emission control level California Yes No
Extended Service Interval Spark Plugs No Yes
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4534, overall length (inches): 178.5, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1298, overall height (inches): 51.1, wheelbase (mm): 2560, wheelbase (inches): 100.8, front track (mm): 1560, front track (inches): 61.4, rear track (mm): 1547, rear track (inches): 60.9, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11034 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 36.2 Yes No
External temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 665 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 and 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 tires with 255 mm tire width, 45% tire profile and W tire rating Yes No
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reading Lights No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Halogen Foglights No Yes
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Power 297-mm X 25-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 277-mm X 13-mm Solid Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows Yes No
Front Pretensioners No Yes
Front reading lights 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
Fuel economy 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
Garage door opener Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint Yes No
GM Oil Life System Service Interval Indicator For Oil Quality No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor 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 Front Suspension With Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Independent Rear Suspension With Bilstein(R) Mono Tubed Shock Absorbers and Sport Ride Type No Yes
Inflatable alloy rim internal spare wheel Yes No
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 958, front headroom (inches): 37.7, front hip room (mm): 1351, front hip room (inches): 53.2, front leg room (mm): 1090, front leg room (inches): 42.9, front shoulder room (mm): 1372, front shoulder room (inches): 54, interior volume (liters): 1637 and interior volume (cu ft): 57.8 Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather Yes No
Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Lockable glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim alloy & leather on gearknob and wood & leather on doors Yes No
Manual Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with six driver's seat positions, six passenger seat positions and head restraint Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock and Panic Alarm No Yes
Multi-link front and rear suspension independent with coil springs Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Oil pressure Yes No
Online information system Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor No Yes
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Polished Alloy Wheels, 18-In X 8-In No Yes
Power: 225 kW , 302 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 339 ft lb , 460 Nm @ 2700 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Power Windows No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear fog lights Yes No
Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
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
Responsive suspension Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
SBRP245/45R18 BSW, Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: two seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Solar-Ray(R) Tinted Glass No Yes
StabiliTrak(R) Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Stability control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Tilt Steering Column No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Trim level: SL500 Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk Light No Yes
Turbocharged 2.0-Liter Ecotec, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 260@5300, Torque Of 260@2500, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Turbocharger 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 and PASS-Key(R) III Plus Engine Immobilizer No Yes
Vehicle speed proportional power steering Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1835 and curb weight (lbs) 4045 Yes No
Wind deflector behind seats Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor Yes No






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