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2004 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 Roadster
2003 Lexus SC 430 (basic)

Vehicle 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 Roadster 2003 Lexus SC 430 (basic)
100,000 Mile Extended Service Interval For Spark Plugs Yes No
2 Cupholders Total Yes No
3-Memory Adjustments For Driver Seat, Exterior Mirrors, Interior Rearview Mirror, Steering Wheel, HVAC, and Radio Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side No Yes
4293 cc 4.3 liters V 8 front engine with 91 mm bore, 82.5 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder No Yes
4-Link Independent Front Suspension With Coil Springs 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-Arm Multi-Link Independent Rear Suspension With Coil Springs Yes No
75 liter 19.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
7-Speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission Yes No
Active Body Control Adaptive Variable Suspension Yes No
Adaptive Transmission Yes No
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8.5-In. Front and 18-In. X 9.5-In. Rear Yes No
AM/FM Radio With Speed Sensitive Volume and 8 Speakers Total; In-Dash CD Player and 6-Disc CD Changer Located In Rear Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Audible Warnings Include Headlights-On and Key-In-Ignition Yes No
Audio anti-theft protection: concealable No Yes
Automatic Climate Control With Sun Sensor Yes No
Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Automatic drive indicator on dashboard No Yes
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control and shift lever on floor No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On, Automatic Off, and Dusk Sensor Yes No
Automatic Load-Leveling Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
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
Battery Saver Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Brake Assist Electronic Brake Assistance Yes No
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, five adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 249 and all seats in place (cu ft): 8.8 No Yes
Cargo Tie-Downs Yes No
Carpet Yes No
Carpeted Front Floor Mats Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 0 and Luxury Tax No Yes
Chestnut, Burl Walnut, or Black Ash Genuine Wood Trim Located On Center Floor Console and Doors Yes No
Chrome Exhaust Yes No
Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.31 No Yes
Coin Holder Yes No
COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data) System Centralized Control Instrumentation For Phone, Audio, and Navigation Yes No
Coming home device No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass No Yes
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel No Yes
Concealed Safety Roll Bar Yes No
Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest Storage Yes No
Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal Yes No
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Courtesy Lights Yes No
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Digital Clock Yes No
Door ajar warning No Yes
Door entry light No Yes
Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver and passenger front airbag No Yes
Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation No Yes
Driver Knee Airbag Yes No
Dual Power Adjustable Heated Signaling Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Memory, Driver Side Automatic Dimming, and Passenger Side Automatic Tilt-Down Yes No
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution 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
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Emission control level California No Yes
Equalizer Yes No
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4516, overall length (inches): 177.8, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1349, overall height (inches): 53.1, wheelbase (mm): 2619, wheelbase (inches): 103.1, front track (mm): 1549, front track (inches): 61, rear track (mm): 1534, rear track (inches): 60.4, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 10790 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.4 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
First Aid Kit Yes No
Fixed delivery charges: 575 No Yes
Fixed Rear 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 two 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 18 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width No Yes
Front and rear all seasons tires with 245 mm tire width, 40% tire profile and Z tire rating No Yes
Front and Rear Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Crumple Zones Yes No
Front and Rear Locking Storage Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Automatic Locking Retractor Yes No
Front Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Dual 3-Point Seatbelts Yes No
Front Dual Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Height and 3-Position Power Memory Yes No
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors Yes No
Front Dual Power Headrests Yes No
Front Dual Power Lumbar Support Yes No
Front Dual Reading Lights Yes No
Front Dual Sunvisors Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Halogen and Rear Foglights Yes No
Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment Yes No
Front Power 312-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 300-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power Outlet Integrated With Cigarette Lighter Yes No
Front Power Seatbelt Height Adjusters Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch No Yes
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters Yes No
Front reading lights No Yes
Front seat back storage 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 Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2, EPA highway (mpg): 23, EPA city (l/100km): 13.1 and EPA city (mpg): 18 No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Fully Automatic Power Trunk Lid Operated Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Garage door opener No Yes
Glass Rear Window On Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint , pearl paint No Yes
GPS and CD Navigation Aid Yes No
Halogen High Beam Headlights Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Heated Headlight Washers Yes No
Heated Washer System Yes No
Heat reflective glass No Yes
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
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 Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 945, front headroom (inches): 37.2, rear headroom (mm): 861, rear headroom (inches): 33.9, front hip room (mm): 1415, front hip room (inches): 55.7, rear hip room (mm): 1257, rear hip room (inches): 49.5, front leg room (mm): 1107, front leg room (inches): 43.6, rear leg room (mm): 688, rear leg room (inches): 27.1, front shoulder room (mm): 1367, front shoulder room (inches): 53.8, rear shoulder room (mm): 1184, rear shoulder room (inches): 46.6, interior volume (liters): 2124 and interior volume (cu ft): 75 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Latching Power Trunk Lid Yes No
Leather Interior Trim Located On Center Floor Console, Doors, Instrument Panel, Shift Knob, and Steering Wheel Yes No
Leather Seats Yes No
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Leather Steering Wheel Yes No
Load restraint hooks No Yes
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Locking Fuel Filler Door Yes No
Locking Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim wood/woodgrain on gearknob, wood & leather on doors and wood/woodgrain on dashboard No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with five driver's seat positions and five passenger seat positions No Yes
Metallic Paint (If Selected) Yes No
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice and touch screen controls No Yes
Nine speakers No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil Level Gauge Yes No
Other audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Panic Alarm Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Pollen, Dust, and Active Charcoal Air Filter Yes No
Power: 224 kW , 300 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 325 ft lb , 441 Nm @ 3400 rpm No Yes
Power Decklid Locks/Unlocks Via Remote Keyless Yes No
Power + diversity antenna No Yes
Power Front Driver Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total Yes No
Power Front Passenger Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total Yes No
Power Hard Convertible Top Yes No
Power Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Power Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 72 or distance (miles): 70000, distance (km): 112654 No Yes
Power Windows With Front Dual One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down Yes No
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Prewiring For Telephone Yes No
Programmable Power Door Locks Operated Via Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Rain Sensing Intermittent Front Windshield Wipers Yes No
Rear Defroster Yes No
Rear Spoiler Yes No
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote control remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release Yes No
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Rollover Sensor Yes No
SBRP255/40R18 95W Front and SBRP285/35R18 97W Rear, High Performance Tires Yes No
Seating: four seats No Yes
Selective Unlocking Yes No
Sensotronic Drive-By-Wire Control For Brakes Yes No
Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
SmartKey Programmable Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Exterior Lights, Illuminated Entry, Panic Alarm, Power Windows, Trunk, and Convertible Top Yes No
Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Stability control No Yes
Steering Column Memory Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio, Phone, and Instrumentation Display Yes No
Subwoofer Yes No
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
Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox and Front Console Yes No
Temperature Controlled Storage Heats Glovebox and Front Console Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Titanium Gray Grille Yes No
Touch Shift Manually Interactive Transmission Yes No
Trim level: No Yes
Trip Computer With Average Fuel Consumption, Miles To Empty, Instantaneous Fuel Consumption, and Stop Watch Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device Yes No
Trunk Light Yes No
Trunk Release Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two fixed bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments No Yes
Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats No Yes
Underseat Storage Yes No
Valet Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Lockout Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Engine Immobilizer, and Anti-Lift Sensor Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensitive Rack and Pinion Power Steering Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting and micro filter No Yes
Warning Lights Include Door Ajar, Low Fuel, Oil Low, Low Coolant, and Low Washer Fluid Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1742 and curb weight (lbs) 3840 No Yes
Wind deflector behind seats No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles Yes No
Windshield Wiper Activated Headlights Yes No
Windshield Wiper De-Icer Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe No Yes
Wishbone front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs No Yes
Wood & leather electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Xenon High Intensity Discharge Low Beam Headlights With Automatic Leveling Yes No






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