Volvo 200 Series - 200 Series Specifications

200 Series Specifications

• Produced 1974–93

• Production volume: 2,862,053

• Body style: 4-door sedan (1974–1993), 2-door sedan (1975–1984), 5-door station wagon (1975–1993), 3-door ambulance, 3-door hearse

• Engines: See the engine section for more detail. Engine configurations included:
  • B20 4-cylinder inline OHV
  • B17, B19, B21, B23, B200, B230 4-cylinder inline OHC
  • B21ET, B21FT 4-cylinder inline OHC turbo (intercooled with factory installed IBS - Intercooler Boost System kit or Volvo R-Sport dealer retrofitting kit for 1981-83 models starting in mid-1983.)
  • B27, B28 V6 OHC
  • D20 5-cylinder inline OHC diesel
  • D24 6-cylinder inline OHC diesel

• Transmissions: Volvo offered various transmissions depending on the year/model/market/engine combinations including the:
  • M40 (4-speed manual, 1975 only)
  • M41 (4-speed manual with electrical overdrive, 1975 only, coupe and sedan only)
  • M45 (4-speed manual)
  • M46 (4-speed manual with electrical overdrive)
  • M47 (5-speed manual)
  • BW35, BW55 or AW55 (3-speed automatic)
  • AW70 or AW71 (4-speed automatic with 3 direct + OD)

• Brakes: Hydraulic, disc brakes on all four wheels.
  • Front: four opposed piston calipers with either solid or (later) vented rotors
  • Rear: twin piston calipers utilizing solid rotors and integral parking brake drums.
  • Triangulated braking circuits on non-ABS cars with both front calipers and one rear caliper per circuit. ABS cars used normal diagonal split braking system.

• Standard safety features
  • Driver airbag (from 1990 - US only; optional 1990-91 Cdn models, standard 1992-93 Cdn)
  • Anti-lock braking system (ABS) (from 1991)

• Dimensions:
  • Wheelbase: 264 cm/104 in
  • Length (Europe):
    • 1975–1980: 490 cm/193 in
    • 1981–1993: 479 cm/189 in
  • Length (US/Canada):
    • 1975–1982: 490 cm/192.5 in - 1975–1985 Cdn 240)
    • 1983–1985 US: 479 cm/189.4 in
    • 1986–1993 US/Cdn: 4?? cm/190.? in
• Weight: 2,840 lb (1,290 kg) (1989 US spec 240, fully fueled, no driver)