This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.9 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6000 rpm and 267 N·m (197 lb·ft/27.2 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1565 kg.
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 | 2770 mm | 109.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4840 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1565 kg | 3450 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2922 cc (178.311 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
267 Nm (197 ft·lb) (27.2 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
51.3 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.8 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
91.38 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic 1.8 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1148.3 kPa (166.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.44 kg/kW 17.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| 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 | I.MultiLi.LowTrailA.UW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 227370 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Volvo 960 Wagon Automatic added 2010-12-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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