I don't have the exact numbers, but for purposes of illustration: the wagon you test drove is rated at around 115-118 horsepower. The 240d is around 70 horsepower.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Thats about right.

I have owned both a 300D Turbo and my current 240D and the 300D is much better suited to "modern" traffic than the 240D is but that being said the 240D has much more character than any 300D. A well sorted 240D can be a perfect daily driver but it will cause some panic merging onto the interstate.