The Volvo 142 Saloon is a rear wheel drive road car, with its motor located in the front, and a 2 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 163 N·m (120 lb·ft/16.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1130 kg.
Top stated speed is 148 km/h (92 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| 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 | 1130 kg | 2491 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
163 Nm (120 ft·lb) (16.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
33 kW/litre 44.9 ps/litre 44.3 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
82.07 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze-St 175 CD-25 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1031.4 kPa (149.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5800 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) | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 148 km/h (92 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.22 kg/kW 28.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106128 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Volvo 142 Saloon added 2003-02-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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