The Volvo 740 Diesel is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
The Volvo 740 Diesel weighs a quoted 1269 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 155 km/h which is 96 mph.
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 | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1269 kg | 2798 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 | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2383 cc (145.42 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 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25 kW/litre 34 ps/litre 33.6 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
58.75 Nm/litre
0.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo VE 6/10 diesel inj. pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 738.3 kPa (107.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397.17 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 | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 47.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 63.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.27 kg/kW 35.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106326 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Volvo 740 Diesel added 2003-02-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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