| Vehicle |
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL55 AMG |
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS |
| 12v power outlet: front |
Yes |
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 |
| 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 |
| 5439 cc 5.4 liters V 8 front engine with 97 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, overhead cam and three valves per cylinder |
Yes |
No |
| 62 liter 16.4 gallon main unleaded fuel tank |
No |
Yes |
| 80 liter 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank |
Yes |
No |
| 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 five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on steering wheel |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic front and rear suspension levelling |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic operation rear view mirror |
Yes |
No |
| Body color front and rear bumpers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer |
Yes |
No |
| Brake assist system |
Yes |
No |
| Bucket driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and - adjustments , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf |
No |
Yes |
| Cargo area light |
Yes |
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): 317 and all seats in place (cu ft): 11.2 |
Yes |
No |
| Charges: Luxury |
Yes |
No |
| Clock |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth |
No |
Yes |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.3 |
Yes |
No |
| Coefficient of drag: 0.31 |
No |
Yes |
| Coming home device |
Yes |
No |
| Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights |
No |
Yes |
| Computer with average fuel consumption |
Yes |
No |
| Concealed system convertible rollover protection |
Yes |
No |
| Cruise control |
Yes |
Yes |
| Day time running lights |
Yes |
No |
| Delayed/fade courtesy lights |
Yes |
Yes |
| Door ajar warning |
No |
Yes |
| Door edge hazard lights |
Yes |
No |
| Door entry light |
Yes |
No |
| 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 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 |
| Eight speakers |
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 |
| Element antenna |
Yes |
No |
| Emission control level FED |
Yes |
Yes |
| 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 dimensions: overall length (mm): 4534, overall length (inches): 178.5, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1295, overall height (inches): 51, wheelbase (mm): 2560, wheelbase (inches): 100.8, front track (mm): 1570, front track (inches): 61.8, rear track (mm): 1552, rear track (inches): 61.1, 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: 555 |
No |
Yes |
| Fixed delivery charges: 665 |
Yes |
No |
| Fixed mast antenna |
No |
Yes |
| Floor covering: carpet in load area |
Yes |
Yes |
| Floor mats |
Yes |
Yes |
| Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs |
Yes |
No |
| Four-wheel ABS |
Yes |
No |
| 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 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 , rear power windows |
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 spoiler |
Yes |
No |
| Front tires with 255 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and W tire rating , rear tires with 285 mm tire width, 35% tire profile and W tire rating |
Yes |
No |
| Front-wheel drive |
No |
Yes |
| Fuel economy |
Yes |
No |
| Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.8, EPA highway (mpg): 30, EPA city (l/100km): 10.7 and EPA city (mpg): 22 |
No |
Yes |
| 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 console , full floor console with covered storage box |
Yes |
Yes |
| Garage door opener |
Yes |
No |
| Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint |
Yes |
No |
| Headlight control with time delay switch-off |
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 |
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): 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 |
| Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment |
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 & leather on gearknob, alloy on doors and alloy on dashboard |
Yes |
No |
| Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor |
No |
Yes |
| Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release |
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 , black paint , gloss paint , pearl paint |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-link front and rear suspension independent with coil springs |
Yes |
No |
| Multi-point injection fuel system |
Yes |
Yes |
| Oil pressure |
Yes |
No |
| Online information system |
Yes |
No |
| 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: 350 kW , 469 HP SAE @ 6100 rpm; 516 ft lb , 700 Nm @ 2650 rpm |
Yes |
No |
| Power steering |
No |
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 |
| Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights |
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 |
Yes |
No |
| Remote fuel filler door release |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote power locks |
No |
Yes |
| Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows |
Yes |
No |
| Responsive suspension |
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 |
| Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel |
No |
Yes |
| Sports heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, six adjustments and tilt adjustment |
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 |
No |
Yes |
| Supercharger compressor |
Yes |
No |
| Tachometer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Telematics |
Yes |
No |
| Tinted glass on cabin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trim level: GS |
No |
Yes |
| Trim level: SL55 AMG |
Yes |
No |
| Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs |
No |
Yes |
| Two-door convertible body style |
Yes |
Yes |
| Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats |
Yes |
No |
| Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats |
No |
Yes |
| Two one-piece bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments |
No |
Yes |
| Unleaded fuel |
No |
Yes |
| Vehicle speed proportional power steering |
Yes |
No |
| Ventilation system with recirculation setting |
No |
Yes |
| Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter |
Yes |
No |
| Weights: curb weight (kg) 1380 and curb weight (lbs) 3042 |
No |
Yes |
| Weights: curb weight (kg) 1921 and curb weight (lbs) 4235 |
Yes |
No |
| Wind deflector behind seats |
Yes |
No |
| Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor |
Yes |
No |
| Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe |
No |
Yes |
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