The Volvo S40 2.4 T5 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 5 cylinder that develops 216 bhp (219 PS/161 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 1500-4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual 'box.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1419 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 240 km/h or 149 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 208.0 g/km.
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 | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1531 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Length | 4468 mm | 175.9 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1419 kg | 3128 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B5254T3 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2521 cc (153.841 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 93.2 mm
3.27 × 3.67 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 219 PS (216 bhp) (161 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 1500-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.9 kW/litre 86.9 ps/litre 85.7 bhp/litre 1.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
126.93 Nm/litre
1.53 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1595.1 kPa (231.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 504.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.81 kg/kW 14.72 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 | 208.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113762 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Volvo S40 2.4 T5 added 2003-10-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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