- Combustion principle: four-stroke Diesel (with indirect injection)
- Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type: OM 601 D 20 / 601.912
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 4 / in-line; 15° inclination to the right
- Bore x Stroke: 87.0 x 84.0 mm
- Total displacement: 1997 cc (tax classification: 1983 cc)
- Compression ratio: 22.0
- Rated output: 72 hp / 53 kW at 4600 rpm; from 02.1989: 75 hp / 55 kW at 4600 rpm
- Rated torque: 123 Nm at 2800 rpm; from 02.1989: 126 Nm at 2700 - 3550 rpm
- Number of valves / arrangement: 1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead
- Valve operation: 1 overhead camshaft
- Camshaft drive: double roller chain
- Fuel system: indirect injection, mechanically controlled; Bosch 4-plunger injection pump
- Fuel tank: position / capacity: above the rear axle / 70 l
- Frame design: steel unit body
- Front-wheel suspension: A-arm / shock-absorber strut
- Rear-wheel suspension: multilink suspension (hydropneumatic level control optional)
- Front springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Rear springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Shock absorber front/rear: gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure shock absorbers
- Steering: recirculating-ball power steering
- Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system optional (from 09.1988 as standard); four-wheel disc brakes
- Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
- Wheels: sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
- Wheel rims: 6 J x 15 H 2
- Tires: 185/65 R 15 87 T
- Driven wheels: rear wheels
- Drivetrain: divided cardan shaft
- Gearing: 4-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: as standard
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 4.23; II. 2.36; III. 1.49; IV. 1.0; R. 4.10
- Final drive ratio: 3.42; from 04.1989: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 18.5 s
- Fuel consumption: 5.3 / 7.0 / 7.9 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 5-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: optional (until 10.1985)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 4.23; II. 2.36; III. 1.49; IV. 1.0; V. 0.84; R. 4.63
- Final drive ratio: 3.64
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 18.5 s
- Fuel consumption: 5.1 / 6.9 / 8.4 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 5-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: optional (from 11.1985)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 3.91; II. 2.17; III. 1.37; IV. 1.0; V. 0.78; R. 4.27
- Final drive ratio: 3.91
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 18.5 s
- Fuel consumption: 5.0 / 6.8 / 8.4 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
- Availibility: optional
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter in automatic transmission
- Transmission type: planetary gear system
- Gear ratios: I. 4.25; II. 2.41; III. 1.49; IV. 1.0; R. 5.67
- Final drive ratio: 3.42; from 04.1989: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 155 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 20.4 s
- Fuel consumption: 5.7 / 7.6 / 8.0 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Wheelbase: 2800 mm
- Front / rear track: 1497 / 1488 mm
- Length: 4740 mm
- Width: 1740 mm
- Height: 1440 mm; from 11.1988: 1425 mm
- Kerb weight: 1280 kg; from 12.1986: 1290 kg; from 12.1988: 1310 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 1800 kg; from 12.1986: 1810 kg; from 12.1988: 1830 kg
- Units produced: a total of 236,926 (until 08.1995)
- Prices: 12.1984: DM 32,604.00
04.1985: DM 33,664.20
12.1985: DM 34,279.80
09.1986: DM 34,998.00
06.1987: DM 35,967.00
02.1988: DM 36,765.00
09.1988: DM 38,475.00
02.1989: DM 39,273.00