This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.9 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6000 rpm and 267 Nm (197 lbft/27.2 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1600 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 210 km/h (130 mph), official fuel consumption is 17.0/8.7/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EC 93/116.
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 | 2920 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 5020 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B63D4S1 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2922 cc (178.311 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 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 267 Nm (197 ft·lb) (27.2 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.3 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.8 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.38 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1148.3 kPa (166.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.67 kg/kW 17.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.0/8.7/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EC 93/116 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.0/8.7/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.9/11.5/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.6/32.5/23.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.8/27.0/19.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| 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 | 196515 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Volvo S90 3.0 Executive added 2009-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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