This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 290 N·m (214 lb·ft/29.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1490 kg.
The Volvo S60 2.4 Bi-Fuel LPG is claimed to achieve a top speed of 205 km/h or 127 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 209.0 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 | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1563 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4576 mm | 180.2 inches | |
| Width | 1804 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated LPG (gas) | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B5244SG2 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2435 cc (148.593 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 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.3 kW/litre 57.5 ps/litre 56.7 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
119.1 Nm/litre
1.44 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1496.6 kPa (217.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal LPG | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.48 kg/kW 24.19 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 | 209.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.S.LowerLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.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 | 288 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106205 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Volvo S60 2.4 Bi-Fuel LPG Automatic (2003) added 2003-02-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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