Engine range from start of production
Petrol engines | Displacement | Configuration | Output | Torque |
T6 | 3.0 | 6-cyl in-line | 304 bhp | 440 Nm |
2.0T | 2.0 | 4-cyl in-line | 203 bhp | 300 Nm |
Diesel engines | Displacement | Configuration | Output | Torque |
D5 | 2.4 | 5-cyl in-line | 205 bhp | 420 Nm |
D3 | 2.0 | 5-cyl in-line | 163 bhp | 400 Nm |
Engines added during first year of production:
Petrol engines | Displacement | Configuration | Output | Torque |
T5 | 2.0 | 4-cyl in-line | 240 bhp | 320 Nm |
T4 | 1.6 | 4 cyl in-line | 180 bhp | 240 Nm |
T3 | 1.6 | 4-cyl in-line | 150 bhp | 240 Nm |
Diesel engines | Displacement | Configuration | Output | Torque |
1.6 D DRIVe | 1.6 | 4-cyl in-line | 115 bhp | 270 Nm |
This is a very excitinh departure for Volvo, the first time an entire model will be powered exclusively by turbocharged engines. Furthermore, it is the first time that virtually all of the petrol models will achieve 100bhp per litre of capacity - this was previously the preserve of the 2.5T and it's variants. This will put Volvo on par with it's German contenders - Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz - in terms of engine output and power levels.
What the range really needs, though, is a "Halo" car in the form of a great S60R - I predict this will come along with the launch of the new V60 perhaps early in 2011.
Another interesting point to note is the extremely low CO2 output of the DRIVe 1.6D - 115 g/km. This, as far as I know, is the lowest CO2 output for any compact executive on the market today.
Congratulations Volvo, you really seem to have pulled it out of the bag when it mattered most.
