The Volvo 460 Turbo is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.7 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 122 bhp (124 PS/91 kW) at 5300 rpm and 191 N·m (141 lb·ft/19.5 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1066 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 203 km/h (126 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.4/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2504 mm | 98.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1426 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 4405 mm | 173.4 inches | |
| Width | 1686 mm | 66.4 inches | |
| Height | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1066 kg | 2350 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1721 cc (105.022 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 83.5 mm
3.19 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| 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 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
191 Nm (141 ft·lb) (19.5 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.9 kW/litre 71.9 ps/litre 70.9 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
110.98 Nm/litre
1.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo LH 2.2 jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1394.6 kPa (202.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Garrett T2 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.72 kg/kW 19.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/12.5/9.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/35.3/25.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/29.4/21.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | BA.WL.PR.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 14 78H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 14 78H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26455 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Volvo 460 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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