- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol engine
- Exhaust-gas treatment: catalytic converter
- Arrangement: in front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; above the axis
- Engine designation / type: M 272 E 30 / 272.947
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / 90° V
- Bore: 88.0 mm
- Stroke: 82.1 mm
- Displacement : 2996 cc
- Compression ratio: 11.3
- Rated power: 170 kW / 231 DIN/hp at 6000 rpm
- Nominal torque: 300 Nm at 2500 - 5000 rpm
- Number of valves per cylinder: 4
- Valve operation: 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
- Camshaft drive: intake camshafts via duplex roller chain, exhaust camshafts via gear engagement with intake camshafts
- Injection system (location): intake duct
- Injection pump / injection system (type): microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
- Injection pump (type): electric delivery pump
- Coolant / filling quantity with heating: 4.8 l
- Oil change quantity (with filter): 8.0 l
- On-board power supply voltage: 12 v
- Generator: three-phase AC
- Ignition system: electronic mapped ignition
- Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve: 66 / 8.0 l
- Fuel tank (location): in front of rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: multi-link independent suspension
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: multi-link independent suspension
- Suspension front / rear: coil spring, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber with SDD, torsion bar stabilizer / coil spring, single-tube gas pressure damper with SDD, torsion bar stabilizer
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically assisted
- Brakes front: discs, internally ventilated
- Rear brakes: discs, solid
- Front brake caliper: floating caliper
- Rear brake caliper: floating caliper
- Disc or drum diameter front : 295 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 300 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanically, foot-operated parking brake (manual release)
- Front rims: 7 J x 16
- Rear rims: 7 J x 16
- Front tyres: 205/55 R16
- Rear tyres: 205/55 R16
- Drive: rear wheel drive
- Transmission: manual
- Availability: as standard
- Gearbox design: 2-shaft transmission
- Transmission control: manual with linkage
- Forward gears (total): 6
- Gear ratio: I. 4.46; II. 2.61; III. 1.72; IV. 1.24; V. 1.00; VI. 0.84; R. 4.06
- Axle drive ratio: 3.07
- Maximum speed: 242 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 7.5 s
- Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods): 13.6-14.1 / 7.0-7.3 / 9.4-9.8 l per 100 km (premium petrol)
- Transmission: automatic
- Gearbox type designation: 7G-TRONIC
- Availability: optional
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
- Gearbox design: epicyclic gear system
- Transmission control: electrohydraulic
- Forward gears (total): 7
- Gear ratio: I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.00; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
- Axle drive ratio: 3.07
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 7.5 s
- Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods): 13.4-13.9 / 7.1-7.4 / 9.4-9.8 l per 100 km (premium petrol)
- Wheelbase: 2760 mm
- Front track gauge: 1541 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1544 mm
- Vehicle length: 4596 mm
- Vehicle width: 1770 mm
- Vehicle height: 1459 mm
- Turning circle diameter: 10.80 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 1600 kg
- Permissible total weight: 2130 kg
- Permissible axle load front: 995 kg
- Permissible axle load rear: 1175 kg
- Payload: 530 kg
- Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked: 750 / 1800 kg
- Units produced: 3,837
- Prices: 09.2007: EUR 37,366.00
10.2008: EUR 38,407.25
10.2009: EUR 39,240.25
07.2010: EUR 39,567.50