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2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK500 Cabriolet
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS

Vehicle 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK500 Cabriolet 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS
100,000-Mile Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs Yes No
12v power outlet: front No Yes
1 Front Cupholder Yes No
2972 cc 3 liters V 6 front engine with 91.1 mm bore, 76 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam and four valves per cylinder No Yes
2 Front and 1 Rear Foglights Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Seat, Passenger Seat, Exterior Mirrors, and Steering Wheel Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
3-Point Seatbelts For All Seating Positions Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
5.0-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 24-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine, Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 302@5600, Torque Of 339@2700, Alloy Block, and Alloy Heads Yes No
5-Speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
62 liter 16.4 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Adaptive Transmission Yes No
Air conditioning No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 17-In. X 7.5-In. Front and 17-In. X 8.5-In. Rear Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Seek, Scan, Speed-Sensitive Volume, and Bose(R) Sound System With 8 Speakers Total; Auto-Reverse Cassette Player With Search Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 84 or distance (miles): 100000, distance (km): 160935 No Yes
Audible Warnings For Headlights-On and Key-In-Ignition Yes No
Audio and Telephone Pre-Wiring Yes No
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off, Time Delay, and Dusk Sensor Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors Yes No
Automatic Safety Rollbars Yes No
Automatic Slip Control (ASR) All-Speed Traction Control Via ABS and Engine Management Yes No
Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column Yes No
BabySmart(TM) Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Seatbelt Engagement, Passenger Weight, or Installed Child Seat Yes No
Battery Yes No
Black Grille Yes No
Blue Tinted Glass Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Bose(R) Richbass(TM) Subwoofer Yes No
Brake Assist Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Bucket electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and three adjustments , bucket passenger seat with - adjustments No Yes
Burl Walnut Genuine Wood Trim Located On Doors, Instrument Panel, and Center Floor Console 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 Cover Yes No
Cargo Tiedown Hooks Yes No
Carpeted Front Floor Mats Yes No
Carpeted Rear Floor Mats Yes No
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk Yes No
Centralized Control Instrumentation For Phone and Audio Yes No
Chrome Exhaust Yes No
Cigarette Lighter and Ashtray Yes No
Clock Yes Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.33 No Yes
Coinholder Yes No
Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights No Yes
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Storage Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise Control Yes No
Cruise control with distance sensors No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Light Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power black door mirrors No Yes
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Heated Folding Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors With 3-Position Memory, Driver Side Electrochromic, and Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down Yes No
Dust, Pollen, and Active Charcoal Filter Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electric softtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Measures Steering Wheel Angle/Direction, Yaw Rate, Wheel Speed, and Lateral Acceleration Yes No
Emergency Fuel Shutoff Device Yes No
Emission control level FED No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4491, overall length (inches): 176.8, 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): 12192 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 40 No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 580 No Yes
Fixed Mast Antenna Yes No
Flexible Service System Service Interval Indicator For Oil Level and Oil Quality Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Free Scheduled Maintenance For 48 Months or 50,000 Miles Yes No
Front Air Dam Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 6.5 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and rear tires with 215 mm tire width, 50% tire profile and V tire rating No Yes
Front and trunk/hatch spoiler No Yes
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Driver Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total Yes No
Front Dual Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height and 3-Position Memory Yes No
Front Dual Door Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front Dual Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 10 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 345-mm X 30-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 300-mm X 22-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Headrests Yes No
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows No Yes
Front reading lights No Yes
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front side airbag No Yes
Front Side Airbag With Head Protection Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front-wheel drive No Yes
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.1, EPA highway (mpg): 29, EPA city (l/100km): 11.2 and EPA city (mpg): 21 No Yes
Fuel Filler Door Unlocks Via SmartKey Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Full car warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Full-Size Spare Tire Yes No
Glass Rear Window Located On Convertible Top Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint No Yes
Halogen Headlights Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off No Yes
Heated Washer System Yes No
HomeLink(R) 3-Function Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
HVAC Rest Mode With 30 Minutes Activation Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Front Suspension With Coil Springs Yes No
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs Yes No
Infinity audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer 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): 1328, front shoulder room (inches): 52.3, rear shoulder room (mm): 1072, rear shoulder room (inches): 42.2, interior volume (liters): 2129 and interior volume (cu ft): 75.2 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Leather covered steering wheel with tilt adjustment No Yes
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Leather Trim Located On Doors, Steering Wheel, and Shift Knob Yes No
Load restraint hooks No Yes
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Lower Anchors Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Luxury trim leather on gearknob and alloy look on doors No Yes
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor No Yes
Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Memory Steering Column Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Night Security Illumination Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Gauge Yes No
Panic Alarm Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 157 kW , 210 HP SAE @ 5750 rpm; 205 ft lb , 277 Nm @ 3750 rpm No Yes
Power antenna No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescoping Steering Column Yes No
Power Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 60 or distance (miles): 60000, distance (km): 96561 No Yes
Power Windows With Front One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Programmable Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking At 9-MPH Yes No
Radio Anti-Theft Yes No
Rear Air Dam Yes No
Rear Bucket Seats With Folding Center Armrest and Headrests Yes No
Rear Defroster Yes No
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Side Impact Airbags Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear view mirror No Yes
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote power locks No Yes
Remote Trunk Opener Operated Via SmartKey Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 36 or distance (miles): 36000, distance (km): 57936 No Yes
Rollover Sensor Yes No
SBRP225/45ZR17 Front and SBRP245/40ZR17 Rear, High-Performance Tires Yes No
Seating: four seats No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking Via Remote Keyless Entry Yes No
Separate Driver and Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Seven speakers No Yes
Side Impact Door Beams Yes No
Side Skirts Yes No
SmartKey Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Door Lock/Unlock, Exterior Lights, Fuel Door, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm, Power Windows, and Trunk Yes No
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Power Steering Yes No
Steering Wheel Controls For Audio, Telephone, and Instrumentation Display 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
Tele Aid Telematics Includes Automatic Collision Notification, Concierge Services, Emergency Response, Roadside Assistance, Security System Notification, Stolen Vehicle Tracking, Remote Unlocking, Reservations, Navigation, and Traffic Information; 12-Months Included At No Charge Yes No
Tele Aid Vehicle Location System Yes No
Tele Aid Vehicle Theft Tracking Yes No
Telephone Antenna Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Touch Shift Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Trim level: GTS No Yes
Trip Computer With Stop Watch, Average Fuel Consumption, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, and Miles To Empty Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Trunk Unlocks Via SmartKey Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats No Yes
Valet Lockout Yes No
Variable Intermittent Rain Sensing Front Windshield Wiper Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer, Alarm, and Anti-Lift Sensor Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Ventilation system with recirculation setting No Yes
Warning Lights Include Door Ajar, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Low Coolant, and Low Washer Fluid Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1510 and curb weight (lbs) 3329 No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertible Yes No
Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe and rain sensor No Yes






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