This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
Powering the Volvo S70 2.5 TDI is a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 5 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4000 rpm and 290 N·m (214 lb·ft/29.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1454 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), official fuel consumption is 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1454 kg | 3206 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2460 cc (150.118 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 96 mm
3.19 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| 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 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.8 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
117.89 Nm/litre
1.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 20.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1481.4 kPa (214.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.13 kg/kW 23.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/5.2/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/19.2/15.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.4/54.3/42.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.1/45.2/35.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 190/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 196284 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Volvo S70 2.5 TDI added 2009-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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