240 D
- Combustion principle: four-stroke Diesel (with indirect injection)
- Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type: OM 616 D 24 / 616.912
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 4 / in-line
- Bore x Stroke: 91.0 x 92.4 mm; from 08.1978: 90.9 x 92.4 mm
- Total displacement: 2404 cc (tax 2376 cc); from 08.1978: 2399 cc (tax 2350 cc)
- Compression ratio: 21,5
- Rated output: 65 hp / 48 kW at 4200 rpm; from 08.1978: 72 hp / 53 kW at 4400 rpm
- Rated torque: 137 Nm at 2400 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 / 65 l
- Frame design: steel unit body
- Front-wheel suspension: double wishbone
- Rear-wheel suspension: semi-trailing arm axle (hydropneumatic level control optional)
- Front springs: coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
- Rear springs: coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
- Shock absorber front/rear: telescopic shock absorbers
- Steering: recirculating-ball st. (power st. optional, from 09.1982 as standard)
- Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system optional from 08.1980; four-wheel disc brakes
- Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
- Wheels: sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional from 01.1978)
- Wheel rims: 5 1/2 J x 14 H 2
- Tires: 175 SR 14 88 S
- Driven wheels: rear wheels
- Drivetrain: divided cardan shaft
- Gearing: 4-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: as standard (until 09.1980)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 3.90; II. 2.30; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; R. 3.66
- Final drive ratio: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 138 km/h; from 08.1978: 143 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 24.6 s; from 08.78: 22.0 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.4 / 10.9 / 9.5 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 4-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: as standard (10.1980 - 08.1983)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 3.91; II. 2.32; III. 1.42; IV. 1.0; R. 3.78
- Final drive ratio: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 143 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 24.6 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.4 / 10.9 / 9.5 l; from 10.1981: 7.2 / 9.9 / 9.5 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 4-speed manual transmission
- Availibility: as standard (from 09.1983)
- 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: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 143 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 24.6 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.4 / 10.9 / 9.5 l; from 10.1981: 7.2 / 9.9 / 9.5 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 02.1982)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
- Transmission type: change-speed gear
- Gear ratios: I. 3.82; II. 2.20; III. 1.40; IV. 1.0; V. 0.81; R. 3.71
- Final drive ratio: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 143 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 24.6 s
- Fuel consumption: 6.3 / 8.7 / 9.5 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
- Availibility: optional (until 06.1983)
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter in automatic transmission
- Transmission type: planetary gear system
- Gear ratios: I. 3.98; II. 2.39; III. 1.46; IV. 1.0; R. 5.47
- Final drive ratio: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 133 km/h; from 08.1978: 138 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 27.4 s; from 08.78: 24.7 s
- Fuel consumption: 8.1 / 11.4 / 9.5 l; from 10.1981: 7.7 / 10.6 / 9.5 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
- Availibility: optional (from 07.1983)
- 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: 3.69
- Maximum speed: 138 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 27.4 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.5 / 10.5 / 9.2 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Wheelbase: 2795 mm
- Front / rear track: 1488 / 1446 mm
- Length: 4725 mm
- Width: 1786 mm
- Height: 1438 mm
- Kerb weight: 1395 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 1915 kg
- Units produced: 448,986 saloons
- Prices: 01.1976: DM 20,146.50
02.1977: DM 21,056.70
01.1978: DM 21,246.40
04.1978: DM 22,041.60
08.1978: DM 22,377.60
12.1978: DM 22,825.60
05.1979: DM 23,021.60
01.07.1979: DM 23,227.15
16.07.1979: DM 23,673.50
03.1980: DM 24,600.10
08.1980: DM 25,063.40
07.1981: DM 25,933.50
01.1982: DM 26,645.40
07.1982: DM 27,289.50
09.1982: DM 28,108.75
07.1983: DM 28,357.50
08.1983: DM 29,241.00
01.1984: DM 29,925.00
09.1984: DM 30,780.00