[1] The track width of the front wheels can be adjusted by turning the rims on the vertical axis.

The Standard V 218 is a stripped-down model: it has a five-speed gearbox, and it lacks the oil-hydraulic clutch.

[1] The tractor's mass is 1625 kg including the three-point-linkage, the mower bar, and the extra weights.

[2] Four different models of the Porsche 218 were produced: The Porsche-Diesel Standard 218 has the Porsche F 218 engine, an air-cooled, two-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine with swirl chamber injection, and OHV valve train.

It has an aluminum crankcase,[3] a radial cooling fan, a wet sump lubrication system, and an oilbath air filter.