The 850 R is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front mounted engine, sold by Volvo.
The Volvo 850 R's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.3 litre, double overhead camshaft 5 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 2000-5600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
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 | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2319 cc (141.514 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90 mm
3.19 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 2000-5600 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
77.2 kW/litre 104.9 ps/litre 103.5 bhp/litre 1.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
129.37 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic 4.3 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1625.7 kPa (235.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.6/8.4/14.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.6/8.4/14.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.2/11.9/7.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 42.8/33.6/19.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 35.6/28.0/16.6 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.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SIDeltaLiAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 226853 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Volvo 850 R Automatic added 2010-12-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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