This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 330 N·m (243 lb·ft/33.7 kgm) at 2400-5400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1423 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 235 km/h or 146 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 16.5/8.2/11.2 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 | 2664 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4722 mm | 185.9 inches | |
| Width | 1761 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1423 kg | 3137 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 petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B5234T | ||
| 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 | 240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 2400-5400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 76.2 kW/litre 103.6 ps/litre 102.2 bhp/litre 1.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
142.3 Nm/litre
1.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| 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 | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 124.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.05 kg/kW 13.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.5/8.2/11.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.5/8.2/11.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/12.2/8.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.1/34.4/25.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/28.7/21.0 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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 107162 | ||
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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 T5 Automatic added 2003-02-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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