The 142 S De Luxe Saloon is an automobile from Volvo, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 116 bhp (118 PS/87 kW) at 5800 rpm and 167 Nm (123 lbft/17 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Volvo 142 S De Luxe Saloon weighs a stated 1150 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 162 km/h (101 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4640 mm | 182.7 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1986 cc (121.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
118 PS (116 bhp) (87 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
43.6 kW/litre 59.2 ps/litre 58.4 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
84.09 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU HIF 6 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1056.7 kPa (153.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 162 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.29 kg/kW 22.21 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TwinTrailRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106139 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Volvo 142 S De Luxe Saloon added 2003-02-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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