The Volvo C70 Coupé is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre turbocharged 5 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 236 bhp (239 PS/176 kW) at 5100 rpm and 330 N·m (243 lb·ft/33.7 kgm) at 2700-5100 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1490 kg, the Volvo C70 Coupé can dispense with the 0-60 mph dash in 6.3 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 14.8 seconds.
The Volvo C70 Coupé is claimed to achieve a top speed of 249 km/h (155 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2664 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4716 mm | 185.7 inches | |
| Width | 1817 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 142 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| 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 (SAE) |
239 PS (236 bhp) (176 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 2700-5100 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
75.9 kW/litre 103.2 ps/litre 101.8 bhp/litre 1.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
142.3 Nm/litre
1.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1788.2 kPa (259.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 160.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 118.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 158.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.47 kg/kW 14.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SI.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2742 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22759 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Volvo C70 Coupé added 1997-11-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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