This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) at 5400 rpm and 160 Nm (118 lbft/16.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
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 | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4790 mm | 188.6 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 109 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B200K | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
160 Nm (118 ft·lb) (16.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.2 kW/litre 50.5 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.56 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex CISAC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1012.4 kPa (146.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 353683 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Volvo 240 DL Automatic added 2013-08-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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