This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body styled by Peter Horbury with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) at 5300 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 2200-5300 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1581 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 220 km/h (137 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 14.7/7.9/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 248.0 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 | Peter Horbury | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2791 mm | 109.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4822 mm | 189.8 inches | |
| Width | 1832 mm | 72.1 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1581 kg | 3486 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B5204T5 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77 mm
3.19 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 2200-5300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.5 kW/litre 90.5 ps/litre 89.2 bhp/litre 1.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
120.97 Nm/litre
1.46 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1520.1 kPa (220.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.8 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.98 kg/kW 20.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.7/7.9/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/7.9/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/12.7/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/35.8/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/29.8/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 248.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.S.LowerLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.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 | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106656 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Volvo S80 2.0T Automatic added 2003-02-18. Last modified 2013-09-11. |
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