The Volvo 480 2.0i ES is a 3 door coupé style road car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 5500 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1034 kg, the Volvo 480 2.0i ES manages to cover the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 9.9 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 34.5 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 192 km/h (119 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2502 mm | 98.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1426 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 4258 mm | 167.6 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1318 mm | 51.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1034 kg | 2280 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 petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.7 × 93 mm
3.26 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.1 kW/litre 55.8 ps/litre 55.1 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.58 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Siemens-Bendix F3B fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1037.8 kPa (150.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 34.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.61 kg/kW 21.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25597 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Volvo 480 2.0i ES added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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