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The V6 PRV engine is an overhead cam V6 automobile engine designed and manufactured by the company "Française de Mécanique" for PRV, an alliance of Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars. Sold from 1974 to 1998, it was produced in four displacements between 2.5 L and 3.0, and in both SOHC and DOHC and 2-valve and 4-valve per cylinder configurations.
Volvo introduced the PRV engine, its only V6 engine, in 1974. The PRV was available in 2.7 and 2.8 L configurations, with SOHC cylinder heads. The PRV was developed together with Renault and Peugeot; thus the acronym name PRV. 1975–1979 B27F — 2.7 L (2,664 cc) SOHC — Volvo 260
The PRV was a shared 90° SOHC V6 engine, with later SOHC 24-valve and turbocharged additions. The PRV was shared between Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo Cars, thus the "PRV" name. It was produced from 1974 until it was phased out in favor of the PSA ES engine in 1998. PSA codenamed it the Z series internally. ZM — 2.7 L (2,664 cc)
A V6 engine is a six-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders and cylinder blocks share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. A typical DOHC V6 engine, represented in AngeTheGreat's Engine Simulator. The first V6 engines were designed and produced independently by Marmon Motor Car Company, Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik and ...
DeLorean PRV engine in VIN 1522. The DeLorean's engine is a 2.85 L (174 cu in) SOHC Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (PRV) V6 engine. The U.S. federally–tuned, catalyst-equipped DeLorean engine is derated to 130 hp (132 PS; 97 kW) at 5,500 rpm and torque of 153 lb⋅ft (207 N⋅m) at 2,750 rpm. [7]
The Alfa Romeo V6 has been used in kit cars like the Ultima GTR, Hawk HF Series, and DAX, [6] [7] [8] as well as the Gillet Vertigo sports car [9] and the Lancia Aurelia B20GT Outlaw. [10] In August 2011 EVO magazine wrote that "the original Alfa Romeo V6 was the most glorious-sounding six-cylinder road engine ever," [ 11 ] and has been called ...
Based "on the principles of the Peugeot 504", [5] using its bulkhead, [6] doors, and part of the 504 floorpan, [7] and usually powered by the then-new 144 PS (106 kW) 2.7-litre V6 PRV engine, developed in conjunction with Renault and Volvo, [5] the car was Peugeot's first entry into the large luxury saloon market for 40 years - the most recent ...
The Alpine V6 Turbo model (D 501) was introduced in September 1985. With a larger rear spoiler grille to improve cooling. The C x increases from 0.28 to 0.30. Like the Renault 25 V6 Turbo, the GTA uses the 2458 cc V6 PRV turbocharged engine producing 150 kW; 200 hp (200 PS) at 5750 rpm and 290 N⋅m (214 lb⋅ft) of torque at 2500 rpm. [14]