- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol engine
- Exhaust-gas treatment: catalytic converter
- Arrangement: front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; over axle
- Engine designation / type: M 272 E 35 / 272.967
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / 90° V
- Bore: 92.9 mm
- Stroke: 86.0 mm
- Displacement : 3498 cc
- Compression ratio: 10.7
- Rated power: 200 kW / 272 DIN/hp at 6000 rpm
- Nominal torque: 350 Nm at 2400 - 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, outlet camshafts via gearwheel 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: 9.5 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: 95 / 13.0 l
- Fuel tank (location): in front of rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: double-wishbone front axle
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: four-link suspension
- Suspension front / rear: coil springs, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar / coil springs, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically assisted, speed-dependent
- Brakes front: discs, internally ventilated
- Rear brakes: discs, solid
- Front brake caliper: sliding caliper
- Rear brake caliper: sliding caliper
- Disc or drum diameter front : 330 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 330 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanically (foot-operated)
- Front rims: 8,0 x 19
- Rear rims: 8,0 x 19
- Front tyres: 255/50 R 19
- Rear tyres: 255/50 R 19
- Drive: rear wheel drive
- Transmission: automatic
- Gearbox type designation: 7G-TRONIC
- Availability: as standard
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
- Gearbox design: planetary gear group
- 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: 3,90
- Maximum speed: 209 km/h (130 mph - electronically limited)
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 7.9 s (0 - 60 mph)
- Wheelbase: 2915 mm
- Front track gauge: 1626 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1628 mm
- Vehicle length: 4781 mm
- Vehicle width: 1938 mm
- Vehicle height: 1815 mm
- Turning circle diameter: 11.60 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 2100 kg
- Units produced: 18,109