This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Volvo 850 2.5 10v is a single overhead camshaft, 2.4 litre naturally aspirated 5 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 142 bhp (144 PS/106 kW) at 5400 rpm and 206 N·m (152 lb·ft/21 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed claimed is 204 km/h or 127 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.6/8.3/12.4 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 | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4670 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B5252S | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2435 cc (148.593 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 90 mm
3.27 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
144 PS (142 bhp) (106 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
43.5 kW/litre 59.1 ps/litre 58.3 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
84.6 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1063.1 kPa (154.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.6/8.3/12.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.6/8.3/12.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.2/12.0/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 42.8/34.0/22.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 35.6/28.3/19.0 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226985 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Volvo 850 2.5 10v added 2010-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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