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The Volvo 850 was introduced in Europe in June 1991, [16] as a 1992 model year car. It was launched with the slogan "A dynamic car with four unique innovations" [17] which referred to the newly developed five cylinder transverse engine, the Delta-link rear axle, [18] the Side Impact Protection System (SIPS), [19] and the self-adjusting seatbelt reel for the front seats.
Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines. When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 28 hp (21 kW) Type DA ...
The B36 was discontinued in 1973, although it was no longer used in trucks after 1966. It was the last petrol truck engine built by Volvo and the only V8 engine used in any vehicle, except for the newer Yamaha-built units used in the Volvo XC90 and S80. A marine version, the Volvo Penta AQ180, was available, featuring 180 hp with twin carburetors.
Beginning in the 1995 model year, European cars with the 2.5 L engines were also available with a manual transmission, the so-called M90, a strong new design that was derived from the Volvo 850's transmission. With the demise of the 2.5 L engine, the M90 was paired with a detuned version (180 PS or 132 kW) of the 3.0 L engine.
The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, [15] Sweden from 1990 [16] until 2016. All engines feature an aluminium engine block and aluminium cylinder head, forged steel connecting rods, aluminium pistons and double overhead camshafts.
The new owner of Swedish truck maker Volvo AB's former Russian plant has relaunched production after a near two-year hiatus, it said on Thursday, and plans to produce 2,000 trucks in 2024. Volvo ...
Introduced in 1987 with a 16 litres engine, that's where the named was derived from like F10 and F12. The new model now held the flagship tractor title of the Volvo not only Volvo, but also it was the most powerful tractor of Europe beating MAN 19462, Mercedes-Benz 1644, Iveco turbostar 190.42 and Scania 2-series producing 460hp from an in house TD162F engine was also an inline six engines ...
The 1995 Volvo 850 T5-R was the first Volvo branded with the R marque. For 1995, the special limited edition 850 T-5R was offered, and was a commercial success, leading Volvo to produce a second run in 1996. Originally, it was to be called 850 Plus 5.