The 240GD fitted with a 2,300-cubic-centimeter, indirect-injection, four-cylinder diesel engine. It achieved 52 kW of output, which is the equivalent of 69.73 horsepower at 4,400 rpm, and had 101.1 ft.-lb. of torque. Its maximum speed was 115 kilometers per hour, or 71 mph. The curb weight of the 240GD was 4,453 lb. Its length measured 173.4 inches, it was 66.9 inches wide, and 76.8 inches high. Its front and rear track both measured 56.1 inches, and it had a wheelbase of 112.2 inches. It was capable of holding 17 cubic feet of cargo.
