The Volvo 242 GL is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Volvo 242 GL's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.1 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 121 bhp (123 PS/90 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 172 N·m (127 lb·ft/17.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2640 | 103.9 | |
| Voies AV | 1420 | 55.9 | |
| Voies AR | 1350 | 53.1 | |
| Longueur | 4898 | 192.8 | |
| Largeur | 1710 | 67.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1450 | 57.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.86 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Volvo | ||
| Type moteur | B 21 E | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.1 litre 2127 cc (129.798 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 92 × 80 mm
3.62 × 3.15 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.15 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
123 PS (121 bhp) (90 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) à 3500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.4 kW/litre 57.7 ps/litre 56.9 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
80.87 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.3:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1016.2 kPa (147.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 531.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 185/70 SR 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 185/70 SR 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.10 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 644116 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Volvo 242 GL Automatic added 2020-02-23. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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