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Vehicle 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class SLK32 AMG 2005 Nissan 350Z Roadster Grand Touring
2 Front Power Outlets No Yes
3199 cc 3.2 liters V 6 front engine with 89.9 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and three valves per cylinder Yes No
3.5-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 287@6200 and Torque Of 274@4800, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
3 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
60 liter 15.9 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive No Yes
6-Spoke Alloy Wheels, 18-In. No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control Yes No
Alloy Interior Trim No Yes
Alloy Pedals No Yes
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: code Yes No
Automatic Climate Control No Yes
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 operation rear view mirror Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Gauge No Yes
Body color front and rear bumpers Yes No
Body Color Front and Rear Bumpers No Yes
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio and cassette Yes No
Bose(R) AM/FM Radio With 240-Watts and 7 Speakers Total; Cassette Player; 6-Disc CD Changer No Yes
Brake assist system Yes No
Brembo(R) Front Power 297-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 292-mm Vented Disc Brakes No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 269 and all seats in place (cu ft): 9.5 Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin No Yes
Charges: Luxury Tax Yes No
Clock Yes No
Coefficient of drag: 0.35 Yes No
Coming home device Yes No
Compact Spare Tire No Yes
Conventional lens halogen bulb headlights Yes No
Cruise control Yes No
Cruise Control 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 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
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window Yes No
Electric remote trunk/hatch release Yes No
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic Brake Assistance No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management Yes No
Emission control level FED Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge No 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 temperature Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 665 Yes No
Fixed hoop convertible rollover protection 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 Airdam No Yes
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 Crumple Zones No Yes
Front and trunk/hatch spoiler Yes No
Front ashtray Yes No
Front Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Adjustable Seat Height and Front Folding Passenger Seat No Yes
Front fog lights Yes No
Front Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Passenger Seatback Storage Pocket No Yes
Front power windows with two one-touch Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters 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 Airbags No Yes
Front side airbag with occupant sensors Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
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): 9.8, EPA highway (mpg): 24, EPA city (l/100km): 13.1 and EPA city (mpg): 18 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
Garage door opener Yes No
Glass Rear Window On Convertible No Yes
Gloss paint , black paint Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off Yes No
Heated washer Yes No
High pressure headlight cleaners Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Illuminated entry system Yes No
Immobilizer Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Front Suspension No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension 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
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather covered steering wheel with 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 glove compartment Yes No
Low fuel level warning Yes No
Low washer fluid level warning Yes No
Luxury trim leather on gearknob, leather on doors and leather on dashboard Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system Yes No
Navigation Prewiring No Yes
Oil Pressure Gauge No Yes
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement No Yes
Passenger Airbag With Dual-Stage Deployment No Yes
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection Yes No
Power: 260 kW , 349 HP SAE @ 6100 rpm; 332 ft lb , 450 Nm @ 4400 rpm Yes No
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Engine Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power steering Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 Yes No
Power Window Lockout No Yes
Power Windows With Dual One-Touch Up and Dual One-Touch Down No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear fog lights Yes No
Rear Locking Storage No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear-wheel drive Yes No
Rear Window Defroster No Yes
Rear window with defogger Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited Yes No
SBRP225/45WR18 Front and SBRP245/45WR18 Rear High Performance Tires No Yes
Seating: two seats Yes No
Service interval indicator Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Six speakers Yes No
Sports heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment Yes No
Stability control Yes No
Subwoofer No Yes
Supercharger compressor Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics Yes No
Tilt Steering Column With Adjustable Gauge Cluster No Yes
Tinted Glass No Yes
Tinted glass on cabin Yes No
Tire Pressure Monitor No Yes
Traction Control No Yes
Trim level: SLK32 AMG Yes No
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption No Yes
Two-door convertible body style Yes No
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats Yes No
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm No Yes
Vehicle Dynamic Control, Vehicle Stability Control System No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter Yes No
Viscous Rear Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1461 and curb weight (lbs) 3220 Yes No
Wind deflector behind seats Yes No
Wind Deflector For Convertible No Yes
Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe 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
Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights No Yes






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