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- Combustion principle: four-stroke Diesel (with indirect injection)
- Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type: OM 617 D 30 / 617.912
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 5 / in line
- Bore x Stroke: 91.0 x 92.4 mm; from 08.1978: 90.9 x 92.4 mm
- Total displacement: 3005 cc; from 08.1978: 2998 cc
- Compression ratio: 21,5
- Rated output: 78 hp / 58 kW at 4400 rpm; from 09.1979: 84 hp / 64 kW at 4200 rpm
- Rated torque: 156 Nm at 2400 rpm; from 09.1979: 163 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 5-plunger injection pump
- Fuel tank: position / capacity: above the rear axle / 80 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 power steering
- 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)
- Wheel rims: 6 J 14 x H 2
- Tires: 195/70 HR 14 89 H
- Driven wheels: rear wheels
- Drivetrain: divided cardan shaft
- Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
- Availibility: as standard
- 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: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 143 km/h; from 09.1979: 150 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 20.8 s; from 09.79: 19.2 s
- Fuel consumption: 11.5 l; from 09.1979: 8.7 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Wheelbase: 2710 mm
- Front / rear track: 1488 / 1446 mm
- Length: 4763 mm
- Width: 1786 mm
- Height: 1395 mm
- Kerb weight: 1550 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 2015 kg
- Units produced: 7502
- Prices: not available in Germany