300 TD
- 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 (tax 2971 cc); from 08.1978: 2998 cc (tax 2938 cc)
- Compression ratio: 21,5
- Rated output: 80 hp / 59 kW at 4000 rpm;~from 09.1979: 88 hp / 65 kW at 4400 rpm
- Rated torque: 172 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: behind the rear axle / 70 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, hydropneumatic spring struts, 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 SR 14 90 S
- 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. 3.90; II. 2.30; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; R. 3.66
- Final drive ratio: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 148 km/h; from 09.1979: 155 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 20.9 s; from 09.79: 18.9 s
- Fuel consumption: 8.0 / 11.3 / 10.3 l; from 10.1981: 7.8 / 10.4 / 9.7 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: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 155 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 18.9 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.0 / 9.5 / 9.7 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: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 143 km/h; from 09.1979: 150 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 21.9 s; from 09.79: 20.4 s
- Fuel consumption: 9.4 / 13.0 / 10.4 l; from 10.1981: 8.1 / 11.0 / 9.8 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: 3.46
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 20.4 s
- Fuel consumption: 7.9 / 10.7 / 9.7 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Wheelbase: 2795 mm
- Front / rear track: 1488 / 1453 mm
- Length: 4725 mm
- Width: 1786 mm
- Height: 1470 mm (with roof rails)
- Kerb weight: 1570 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 2190 kg
- Units produced: 36,874
- Prices: 04.1978: DM 28,784.00
08.1978: DM 29,019.20
12.1978: DM 29,265.60
05.1979: DM 29,461.60
01.07.1979: DM 29,724.65
16.07.1979: DM 30,046.70
09.1979: DM 30,385.70
03.1980: DM 30,736.00
08.1980: DM 31,244.50
07.1981: DM 32,329.30
01.1982: DM 33,210.70
07.1982: DM 34,431.10
07.1983: DM 34,735.80
08.1983: DM 35,830.20
01.1984: DM 36,651.00
09.1984: DM 37,734.00
04.1985: DM 38,817.00