VOLVO 240 · DL 2.3 · Sedan · 1990 ‐ 1991

In 1990 Volvo started production of automobiles type 240, modification DL 2.3 and terminated it in 1991. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«240 DL 2.3» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the rear-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 116 horsepower at 5400 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile in 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 175 km/h.

Medium fuel consumption is 9.2 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 653 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «Rigid, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/70TR14.

Volvo 240 is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. Active and passive safety systems are absent on this model vehicle.