The Volvo 940 Turbo is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.3 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a stated 1407 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 204 km/h (127 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 | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4869 mm | 191.7 inches | |
| Width | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1407 kg | 3102 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2316 cc (141.331 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 80 mm
3.78 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 60.4 kW/litre 82.1 ps/litre 81 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
120.9 Nm/litre
1.46 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1519.3 kPa (220.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 579 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.06 kg/kW 16.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SL.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19767 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Volvo 940 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-08-30. |
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