- Combustion principle: four-stroke Diesel (with indirect injection and exhaust turbocharger)
- Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type: OM 617 D 30 A / 617.950
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 5 / in line
- Bore x Stroke: 91.0 x 92.4 mm; from 10.1978: 90.9 x 92.4 mm
- Total displacement: 3005 cc; from 10.1978: 2998 cc
- Compression ratio: 21,5
- Rated output: 111 hp / 82 kW at 4200 rpm;~from 10.1979: 121 hp / 89 kW at 4350 rpm
- Rated torque: 23.2 mkg at 2400 rpm; from 10.1979: 23.5 mkg 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 / 82 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 12.1978; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
- Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
- Wheels: sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
- Wheel rims: 6 J x 14 H 2-B
- Tires: 185 HR 14
- 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: 3.07
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h; from 10.1979: 170 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 17.0 s; from 10.79: 16.2 s
- Fuel consumption: 10.6 l
- by Guideline: DIN 70030: consumption, determined at 3/4 of top-speed (not more than 110 km/h), plus 10 %
- Wheelbase: 2860 mm
- Front / rear track: 1521 / 1505 mm
- Length: 5220 mm
- Width: 1870 mm
- Height: 1425 mm
- Kerb weight: 1745 kg; from 10.1979: 1715 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 2205 kg; from 10.1979: 2180 kg
- Units produced: 28,634
- Prices: not available in Germany