- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
- Configuration: front, transverse; horizontal
- Engine type: M 266 E 17 / 266.940
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 4 / in-line; 59° inclination to the front; light-alloy block
- Bore x Stroke: 83.0 x 78.5 mm
- Total displacement: 1699 cc
- Compression ratio: 11.0
- Rated output: 85 kW / 115 hp at 5500 rpm
- Rated torque: 155 Nm at 3500 - 4000 rpm
- Number of valves / arrangement: 1 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
- Valve operation: 1 overhead camshaft
- Camshaft drive: single roller chain
- Fuel system: microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass sensor (HFM)
- Fuel tank: position / capacity: in front of the rear axle / 54 l
- Frame design: steel unit body
- Front-wheel suspension: A-arm / McPherson strut
- Rear-wheel suspension: parabolic rear axle
- Front springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Rear springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Shock absorber front/rear: twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers with amplitude-dependent selective damping
- Steering: electromechanical rack-and-pinion parameter power steering
- Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system, from 03.1997 with Brake Assist; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
- Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (manually 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 88 T; with "Avantgarde": 195/55 R 16 87 T
- Driven wheels: front wheels
- Drivetrain: final-drive assembly and differential in unit with transmission
- Gearing: 5-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. 3.64; II. 2.04; III. 1.33; IV. 1.03; V. 0.82; R. 3.29
- Final drive ratio: 3.88
- Maximum speed: 188 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 10.9 s
- Fuel consumption: 8.6-8.7 / 5.5-5.9 / 6.6-6.9 l
- by Guideline: 93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)
- Gearing: continuously variable automatic transmission with electronic control (7 virtual stages in manual transmission mode)
- Availibility: optional
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
- Transmission type: belt-drive transmission with steel thrust link belt and V-pulley variator
- Gear ratios: I. 2.72; II. 1.69; III. 1.12; IV. 0.79; V. 0.65; VI. 0.52; VII. 0.42; R. 4.22 (in manual transmission mode)
- Final drive ratio: 4.86
- Maximum speed: 183 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 11.5 s
- Fuel consumption: 8,6-9,6 / 5,5-6,1 / 6,6-7,3 l
- by Guideline: 93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)
- Wheelbase: 2568 mm
- Front / rear track: 1556 / 1551 mm
- Length: 3838 mm
- Width: 1764 mm
- Height: 1593 mm (with sports suspension: 1583 mm)
- Kerb weight: 1210 kg
- by Guideline: EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
- Gross weight: 1675 kg
- Units produced: not separately documented
- Prices: 06.2004: EUR 19,140.00
01.2005: EUR 19,546.00
02.2006: EUR 19,604.00
08.2006: EUR 19,720.00
01.2007: EUR 20,230.00
07.2007: EUR 20,289.50