Volvo 144 de Luxe is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 81 bhp (82 PS/60 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 157 N·m (116 lb·ft/16 kgm) at 2300 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Volvo 144 de Luxe weighs a quoted 1190 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| 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 | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B 20 A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1985 cc (121.132 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 (DIN) |
82 PS (81 bhp) (60 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
157 Nm (116 ft·lb) (16 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30.4 kW/litre 41.4 ps/litre 40.8 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.09 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith-Stromberg 175 CD-2 SE carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 993.9 kPa (144.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 69.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 68.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.7 kg/kW 32.91 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 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 | 528792 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Volvo 144 de Luxe added 2017-09-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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