The Volvo 850 Estate TDI is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 138.5 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 290 N·m (214 lb·ft/29.6 kgm) at 1900-3100 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Maximum speed claimed is 201 km/h, which is 125 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| 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 | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2461 cc (150.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
140 PS (138.5 bhp) (103 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 1900-3100 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
42 kW/litre 57.1 ps/litre 56.3 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
117.84 Nm/litre
1.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 20:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diredct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1480.8 kPa (214.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/19.2/15.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.4/54.3/42.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.1/45.2/35.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.57 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226743 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Volvo 850 Estate TDI added 2010-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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