List of Volvo engines explained

Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines.

When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 280NaN0 Type DA. In 1931, Volvo acquired a majority of the Penta stock, and in 1935, Penta became a subsidiary of Volvo. For the engines used by Volvo Trucks, see List of Volvo Trucks engines.

Previous owner, Ford Motor Company, allowed Volvo to continue to design their own engines, with a new-generation straight-six engine introduced in 2006. More recently the VEA program has been launched. VEA engines are branded as "Drive-E" in marketing. In 2017, Volvo Cars announced they will no longer develop diesel engines.^[1]

Naming

To name their engines, Volvo has used:

• 1955–1985 — four or five characters
• 1985–1994 — five or six characters
• 1993–1994 — six to eight characters

Generally, the following naming scheme is used:

• Either B for Bensin (petrol/gasoline engines) or D for diesel engines
• Two digits for engine displacement (moved after number of cylinders from 1993)
• One for valves per cylinder (not found before 1985)
• One to three characters for other engine features

In 2010 Volvo changed their engine branding nomenclature so that it is independent of engine size and number of cylinders. The letter "D" designates diesel and "T" petrol. Letters are followed by a number that dictate the level of power. The table below list the lower limit power required for each emblem in 2010.^[2]

Diesel	Power [metric hp]	Petrol	Power [metric hp]
D8	300	T8	325
D6	250	T6	275
D5	200&215	T5	225
D4	165	T4	175
D3	135	T3	150
D2	115	T2	125
D1	90	T1	100

Engines in production

Petrol

GEP3

The Global Engine Petrol 3 is a three-cylinder engine jointly developed by Volvo and Geely based on the Volvo Engine Architecture. It is marketed under the Drive-E and G-power names.

See main article: article and Volvo Engine Architecture.

VEP4

The Volvo Engine Petrol 4 is a four-cylinder engine with 1.5L or 2.0L displacement. It is used by Volvo, Lynk&Co and Geely marque vehicles.

See main article: article and Volvo Engine Architecture.

• T2 1220NaN0 single turbo. From MY2016
• T3 1520NaN0 single turbo. From MY2016
• T4 1900NaN0 single turbo. From MY2016
• T5 2450NaN0 single turbo. From MY2016
• T6 3200NaN0 turbo and supercharger. From MY2016
• Polestar 3670NaN0 turbo and supercharger. From MY2017
• T8 3200NaN0 turbo, supercharger, and rear electric motor developing 870NaN0. From MY2016

Diesel

VED4

The Volvo Engine Diesel 4 is a four-cylinder engine with 2.0L displacement. It is used by Volvo in certain markets and is the final family of Volvo Cars diesel engines after they announced in 2017 that they would no longer develop diesel engines.^[3] Most possible reason of that is a damaged overall reputation of diesel engines for passenger cars after 2015 Volkswagen Group emissions scandal.

See main article: article and Volvo Engine Architecture.

• D2 1200NaN0 single-turbo. From MY2016
• 1810NaN0. In the following vehicles: S60/V60, XC60, S80/V70 & XC70/90.^[4]
• 1900NaN0. In the following vehicles: V40/V40 Cross Country.^[5]

Engines out of production

Side-valve six

See main article: article and Penta DB. Volvo's first six-cylinder engine was introduced in 1929. It was a side-valve straight-six engine.

• 1929–1958 side-valve six — PV651/2, TR671/4, PV653/4, TR676/9, PV658/9, PV36, PV51/2, PV53/6, PV801/2, PV821/2, PV831/2 and PV60

B4B

See main article: article and Volvo B4B engine. Volvo's next major advance was the B4B line of compact inline-four engines introduced in 1944.

• 1944–1956 B4B — 1414cc — fitted into the Volvo PV and Volvo Duett
• B14A — twin-choke carburettor B4B - PV, Amazon, P1900
• 1957–1962 B16A and B16B — 1583cc — enlarged B14A fitted into the PV, Duett and Volvo Amazon

B18

See main article: article and Volvo B18 engine. The B18 of 1960 was the company's next major advance, with five main bearings.

• 1962–1974 B18 — 1778cc — new-design 1.8 & 2.0 litres overhead valve (OHV) 8v fitted into all Volvo models from 1961 to 1974 (except the 164) and 1975 U.S.-spec 240 models
  • B18C - single carburetor version - fitted in the Volvo BM 320 tractor
  • B18A - single carburetor version
  • B18D - twin SU Carburettor version
  • B18B - twin SU or Zenith carburetor version
• 1969–1981 B20 — 1986cc — evolution of the B18

B30

See main article: article and Volvo B30 engine. The B30 was Volvo's second line of straight-six engines, introduced in 1968.

• 1968–1975 B30 — 2979cc — fitted to all 164 models, as well as the Volvo C303
  • B30A - twin Zenith Stromberg carburetor version
  • B30E - fuel injected version

V6

See main article: article and PRV engine. Volvo introduced the PRV engine, its only V6 engine, in 1974. The PRV was available in 2.7 and 2.8 L configurations, with SOHC cylinder heads. The PRV was developed together with Renault and Peugeot; thus the acronym name PRV.

• 1975–1979 B27F — 2664cc SOHC — Volvo 260

SOHC

See main article: article and Volvo Redblock Engine.

• 1976–1984 B17 — 1784cc SOHC 8-valve
  • 1979–1981 — B17A — 8.3:1 compression — 900NaN0
• 1976–1984 B19 — 1986cc SOHC 8-valve Volvo 340/360, Volvo 240, Volvo 740
  • 1974–1978 — B19A — 8.8:1 compression — 970NaN0
  • 1974–1981 — B19E — 8.8:1 compression — 1170NaN0
  • 1979–1984 — B19A — 8.5:1 compression — 900NaN0/970NaN0
  • 1982–1984 — B19E — 9.2:1 compression — 1170NaN0
  • 1982–1984 — B19ET — ??:1 compression — 136-
• 1976–1985 B21 — 2.1 litres - 2127cc SOHC 8-valve Volvo 240
  • 1976 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 1020NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 1040NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 1010NaN0 — California
  • 1979 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 1070NaN0 — North America
  • 1979 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — 1010NaN0 — California
  • 1974–1980 B21E — 9.3:1 compression — 1230NaN0 — European
  • 1980 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — 1000NaN0 — Canada
  • 1980 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 1070NaN0 — U.S. & Canada models
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 1070NaN0 — California
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 990NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1981 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 1260NaN0 — U.S. Turbo
  • 1981 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — 1000NaN0 — Canada
  • 1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 1070NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 990NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — 1050NaN0 — California
  • 1982–1983 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 1270NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1984 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — 1310NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1984 B21FT-IBS — 7.5:1 compression — 1620NaN0 — U.S. models
• 1979–1984 B23 — 2316cc SOHC 8-valve Volvo 240, Volvo 740
  • 1979–1980 B23E — 10.3:1 compression 1400NaN0 — European
  • 1981–1982 B23E — 10.0:1 compression — 1360NaN0 — Canada
  • 1983 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — 1070NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1984 B23E — 10.3:1 compression — 1150NaN0 — Canada
  • 1983–1984 B23F — 9.5:1 compression — 1110NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1984 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — 1140NaN0 — U.S. models
• 1985–1995 B200 — 1986cc SOHC 8-valve Volvo 340/360 and 200/700/900 series for certain markets
• 1985–1995 B230 — 2316cc SOHC 8-valve Volvo 240/Volvo 740/Volvo 940
  • 1985–1986 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — 1140NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1985–1987 B230E — 9.8:1 compression — 1310NaN0
  • 1988–1993 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — 1140NaN0 — U.S. models
  • 1985-1990 B230ET — 10.3:1 compression — 1820NaN0 — European models
  • 1985–1998 B230FT — 8.7:1 compression — 1650NaN0 — U.S./European models
  • 1993-1995 B230FB — 9.8:1 compression — 1360NaN0 — European models
  • 1994–1998 B230FK — 8.7:1 compression — 1350NaN0 — European models

DOHC

See main article: article and Volvo Redblock Engine. The line of multi-valve DOHC engines began with the B234 for the 1989 model year.

• 1989–199x B204 — 1986cc DOHC 16-valve — Volvo 740/780/940/960
• 1989–1992 B234 — 2316cc DOHC 16-valve — Volvo 740, Volvo 940

Volkswagen Group diesels

See main article: article and Turbocharged Direct Injection. Volvo licensed diesel engines from Volkswagen Group for decades.

• 1979–1986 D20 — 1986cc inline five-cylinder SOHC, 68PS — Volvo 240 (for Finland and possibly other export markets)
• 1979–1994 D24 — 2383cc inline six-cylinder SOHC, 82PS — Volvo 240, Volvo 260, Volvo 740
• 1982–1996 D24T — 2383cc inline six-cylinder SOHC, 80- — Volvo 740, Volvo 760, Volvo 780, Volvo 940, Volvo 960
• 1990s–2000 D5252T — 2461cc Audi Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) inline five-cylinder SOHC, 1030NaN0 — Volvo 850, Volvo S70/Volvo V70, early Volvo S80s

Volvo V8

Volvo B36, used in trucks

Modular

See main article: article and Volvo Modular engine. Volvo began a line of modular engines in 1990, with straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six variants. In 2016 the last Volvo Modular engine was produced.

• 1993–2002 B52xx — 1984cc /2319cc / 2435cc / 2521cc DOHC
  • 1993–2002 B5202 — 1984cc — Volvo 850,
  • 1993-1997 B5252 — 2521cc — Volvo 850,
  • 1993–2002 B5204 — 1984cc — Volvo 850,
  • 1993–2002 B5234 — 2319cc — Volvo 850, Volvo S60, Volvo S70, Volvo V70, Volvo C70
  • 1998–2009 B5244 — 2435cc
  • 1993– B5254 — 2521cc
• 2000–2002 B41 — 1948cc DOHC — Volvo S40/V40
• B42xx — 1948cc — Volvo S40/V40
• B62xx — 2473cc
  • 1995–1998 B6254 — 2473cc DOHC 24v — Volvo 960 Europe
• 1991–2001 B63xx — 2922cc DOHC 24v — ????
  • 1991–1999 B6304F — 2922cc DOHC 24v — Volvo 960, Volvo S80, Volvo S90, Volvo V90
  • 1995-1998 B6254, B6304, B6304S, B6244
  • 2000–2001 B6304 — 2922cc DOHC 24v — Volvo S80

SI6, Short Inline 6

See main article: article and Volvo SI6 engine. This engine was designed by Volvo in Sweden but is built in Wales, at Ford's Bridgend Engine Plant

• Volvo B6324S Short I6 — 3.20NaN0
• Volvo B6304T2 Short I6 — 30NaN0 Turbo

VED5, Volvo Engine Diesel 5

See main article: article and Volvo D5 engine.

• 1400NaN0, 4200NaN0, 2.4 liter. In the following vehicles: AWD V60/XC60.
• 1620NaN0, 4400NaN0, 2.4 liter. In the following vehicle: AWD XC60.

Volvo-Yamaha V8

This V8 engine is designed by Volvo Cars and Yamaha Motor of Japan. The engine is built by Yamaha in Japan, and other parts of the engine are added at Volvo Cars engine unit in Skövde, Sweden.

• Volvo B8444S Volvo/Yamaha V8

References

• Web site: Chronology of Volvo Engine Development . Volvo Books . https://web.archive.org/web/20060116020013/http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Volvo_Books/engine2.html . January 16, 2006 . April 12, 2006 . dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Volvo Cars to stop developing new diesel engines -CEO . Reuters . www.reuters.com . 17 May 2017 . 2018-09-26 .
2. Web site: sv . Nya motoremblem på Volvos bilar - ju högre siffra desto mer effekt . New engine emblems on Volvo cars - the higher the number the more power . Volvo Car Corporation . www.volvocars.com . 29 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409091811/http://www.volvocars.com/se/top/about/news-events/pages/default.aspx?itemid=54 . 2010-04-09 . 2017-07-09 . dead.
3. Web site: Volvo Cars to stop developing new diesel engines -CEO . Reuters . www.reuters.com . 17 May 2017 . 2018-09-26 .
4. Web site: en . The new Volvo Drive-E powertrain family – world-leading engine output versus CO2 emissions . Volvo Car Corporation . www.media.volvocars.com . 25 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725121015/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/134802/the-new-volvo-drive-e-powertrain-family-world-leading-engine-output-versus-co2-emissions . 2014-07-25 . 2017-07-09 . live.
5. Web site: en . Volvo V40 D4 with new Drive-E powertrains: the most powerful, lowest emission engine in its segment . Volvo Car Corporation . www.media.volvocars.com . 25 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409031433/https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/139131/volvo-v40-d4-with-new-drive-e-powertrains-the-most-powerful-lowest-emission-engine-in-its-segment . 2014-04-09 . 2017-07-09 . live.