The 480 Turbo is a car from Volvo, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 3 door coupé body style.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.7 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 176 N·m (130 lb·ft/17.9 kgm) at 3300 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volvo 480 Turbo weighs a claimed 1040 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 200 km/h (124 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 6.2/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | B 18 FT | ||
| 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 | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.1 kW/litre 69.5 ps/litre 68.6 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.27 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Renix fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1285.1 kPa (186.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 115.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.82 kg/kW 19.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.2/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.2/8.0/11.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.1/12.5/9.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 45.6/35.3/25.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 37.9/29.4/21.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.120 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | BA.WL.PR.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 14366 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Volvo 480 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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