{"id":45890,"date":"2020-09-09T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=45890"},"modified":"2020-09-29T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T13:04:14","slug":"40-jahre-volvo-240-turbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/40-jahre-volvo-240-turbo\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Years of Volvo 240 Turbo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As early as August 1974, Volvo started to produce the 200 series as 242, 244 and 245. The last number indicated the number of doors and the second the number of cylinders. With the same bodies, the 262, 264 and 265 with six-cylinder engines were also available as alternatives. In September 1980 Volvo added the 240 Turbo to the model range, the first turbocharged petrol engine in their history. Volvo had had experience with exhaust gas turbochargers for large trucks with diesel engines since 1954, when it debuted in the L395 Titan. Other manufacturers were quicker to implement it in motorsports and series production vehicles, but only used the turbochargers in sporty models. Volvo, on the other hand, shifted the performance characteristics to a comfortable sedan for the first time. As 245 Turbo, the car even became the first turbocharged station wagon in the world. From 1982, the four-cylinder models were uniformly called 240, while the six-cylinder sedans production ended. The 260 station wagon was still available on some markets until the end of 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also successful in the USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The turbocharged engine was based on the legendary robust B21ET four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2.1 liters, which developed 114 kW\/155 hp. So it nearly had the same performance level as the top-of-the-range 264 GLE. In comparison, however, the 240 Turbo had significantly lower consumption figures, especially in city traffic. Already at 1,400 rpm, i.e. just above idle speed, the relatively small turbocharger responds, providing a maximal boost pressure of 0.72 bar. The station wagon accelerated from a standstill to 62 mph in around nine seconds, making it the fastest station wagon in the world for a short time. In the USA, the driving pleasure of driving the 240 Turbo up to the speed limit of 55 mph on the interstates was specifically advertised. The new engine was subjected to a special stress test by the Swedish police before series production was launched, as they received some prototypes as patrol cars. After the results were extremely convincing, several other police authorities worldwide added the 240 Turbo to their fleets. A final OK for the start of production was given the then Volvo CEO Pehr Gyllenhammer, after he received his red painted 240 Turbo pre-series company car in 1979. For tax reasons, customers in Italy and Finland received independently developed 240 Turbo models with a displacement of only 1.9 liters. For the 2.1-liter engine, a larger intercooler was available in North America from 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n

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