VOLVO 240 · Diesel · Sedan · 1982 ‐ 1984

Volvo began manufacture from 1982 of cars type 240, modification Diesel and finished it in 1984. In this vehicle can sit 5 person total, it has the body type of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«240 Diesel» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 6-cylinders diesel motor with «indirect injection system» can generate output 82 horsepower at 4800 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car for 17.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 150 km/h.

Normal fuel rate is 7.5 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of diesel, what lets to drive about 800 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «Rigid, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 175SR14.

Volvo 240 is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. Passive and active safety systems not available on this model car.