VOLVO 240 · GL Diesel · Sedan · 1984 ‐ 1985

Model of automobiles 240, modification of GL Diesel launched production by Volvo in 1984 and finished in 1985. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«240 GL Diesel» have a rear wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can be accelerated for 17.5 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 150 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 82 horsepower at 4800 rpm.

Average fuel rate is 7.5 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of diesel, what provides to drive about 800 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Rigid, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 175SR14.

Volvo 240 is not examined for Euro NCAP crash test. Active and passive safety systems missing on this model automobile.