All Windstars come with air conditioning, a 3.8-liter V6 engine, antilock brakes (ABS), electronic brake distribution (EDB), and dual airbags. All come with dual sliding doors.
The 2003 Windstar LX ($22,710) comes standard with color-keyed bumpers, child-proof door locks, and a tire-pressure monitoring system. Standard tires are P215/70R15s on steel wheels.
A Standard Preferred Equipment Package ($3785) adds privacy glass, an overhead console, an adjustable roof rack, high-capacity auxiliary climate control, remote keyless entry, a CD player, a color-keyed vinyl-covered steering wheel, and upgraded seats and interior lights.
A Deluxe package ($4870) includes everything in the Standard package, plus tilt wheel, cruise control, a floor console, power driver's seat, power adjustable pedals, and P225/60R16 tires on painted aluminum wheels.
SE ($29,020) packs most of the equipment from the Deluxe LX, plus a chrome grille and side moldings, leather-wrapped steering wheel, rear-seat audio controls, cornering lamps, heated mirrors, interior storage nets, and low-back bucket seats in the second row.
The popular SEL ($31,750) adds leather to the interior, power to the front passenger's seat, and power to the sliding doors, plus two-tone body cladding, automatic headlights, an electronic message center, an electrochromic rear-view mirror, and a Homelink universal remote.
The top-dog Windstar is the Limited ($34,160), with side-impact airbags, SecuriLock perimeter alarm, wood-and-leather steering wheel, heated seats, woodgrain interior trim and in-dash 6-CD changer. Limited also comes with traction control, a trailer-tow package and a reverse-sensing system, a feature we've come to love.
Windstar offers a comprehensive list of options. Side-impact airbags ($390) can be added to any Windstar, but come standard on standard on Limited. Quad bucket seats ($745) are available and the SE can be equipped with power doors ($900). A Family Security package ($455) adds traction control, the perimeter security system, and 215/65R16 self-sealing tires to the LX Deluxe. SE and SEL buyers can get the package with the reverse-sensing system ($600). LX Deluxe, SE, SEL, and Limited offer a ($995) video entertainment system with a 6.4-inch monitor that folds down form the headliner. Several competing minivans offer video systems only on top-of-the-line models. Windstars sold in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin and Wyoming have engine-block heaters. A three-door cargo van is available for commercial and fleet buyers.