Range of mid-size cars produced by Volvo from 1973 to 1993
Motor vehicle
Volvo 200 Series
1989 Volvo 240 DL (Australia)
Overview
Manufacturer
Volvo Cars
Production
Europe: 1974–1993
Canada: 1974–1985
Malaysia: 1983–1994
2,862,573 produced
Assembly
Sweden: Torslanda (Torslandaverken)
Sweden: Kalmar (VKA)
Australia: Melbourne (Motor Producers Ltd)
Belgium: Ghent (VCG)
Canada: Halifax (VHA)
Italy: Turin (Bertone)[N 1]
Malaysia: Shah Alam (SMA)
Singapore: Jurong (SNM)[1][2][3]
Thailand: Samut Prakan (TSA)[4]
Indonesia: North Jakarta (PT. ISMAC)
Designer
Jan Wilsgaard
Body and chassis
Class
Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E)
Body style
2-door sedan
4-door sedan
5-door estate
Layout
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related
Volvo 262C
Powertrain
Engine
Petrol:
1784 cc B17 I4
1986 cc B19/B200 I4
1986 cc B20 I4
2127 cc B21 I4
2316 cc B23/B230 I4
2664 cc B27 (PRV) V6
2849 cc B28/B280 (PRV) V6
Diesel:
1986 cc D20 I5
2383 cc D24 I6
Transmission
4-speed M45/M50 manual
4-speed w. Overdrive M46 manual
5-speed M47/M51 manual
3-speed BW35/BW55 automatic
4-speed AW70/AW71 automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
104.3 in (2,649 mm)
Length
189.9 in (4,823 mm) (sedan)
190.7 in (4,844 mm) (wagon)
Width
67.7 in (1,720 mm) (sedan, pre-1987)
67.3 in (1,709 mm) (sedan, 1988–1993)
Height
56.3 in (1,430 mm) (sedan)
57.1 in (1,450 mm) (wagon, pre-1990)
57.5 in (1,460 mm) (wagon, 1991-93)
Curb weight
between 1,270 kg (2,800 lb) (244 base model) and 1,465 kg (3,230 lb) (265 model)[5]
Chronology
Predecessor
240: Volvo 140 Series
260: Volvo 164
Successor
240: Volvo 850
260: Volvo 760
The Volvo 200 Series (or 240 and 260 Series) is a range of mid-size cars produced by Swedish company Volvo Cars from 1974 until 1993, with more than 2.8 million total units sold worldwide.[6] Like the Volvo 140 Series (1966 to 1974), from which it was developed, it was designed by Jan Wilsgaard.
The series overlapped production of the Volvo 700 Series (1982 to 1992). As the 240 Series remained popular, only the 260 Series was displaced by the 700 Series, which Volvo marketed alongside the 240 for another decade. The 700 was replaced by the 900 Series in 1992, a year before the 240 was discontinued. Production of the 240 ended on 14 May 1993, after nearly 20 years, with the basic platform and architecture lasting 27 years, if the production run of the original 140 Series is aggregated.
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