The 145 Grand Luxe is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon passenger car with a front placed engine, produced by Volvo.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 122 bhp (124 PS/91 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 167 N·m (123 lb·ft/17 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | B 20 E | ||
| 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) |
124 PS (122 bhp) (91 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.8 kW/litre 62.3 ps/litre 61.5 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.13 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch electronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1057.2 kPa (153.3 psi) | ||
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| 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) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 528902 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Volvo 145 Grand Luxe Automatic added 2017-09-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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