This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 5 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) at 4800 rpm and 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Volvo 244 GL D5 Estate weighs a stated 1420 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1986 cc (121.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.4 mm
3.01 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
26.3 kW/litre 35.7 ps/litre 35.2 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
59.42 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 24:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo VE diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 746.6 kPa (108.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| 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 49.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 49.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.2 kg/kW 45.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.2TrailRA.TLB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 36663 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Volvo 244 GL D5 Estate added 1996-05-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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