Volvo 66

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Volvo 66
Volvo 66
66
Production period: 1975-1979
Class : Small car
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , Kübelwagen
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.1–1.3 liters
(33–42 kW)
Length: 3900 mm
Width: 1540 mm
Height: 1380 mm
Wheelbase : 2250 mm
Empty weight : 835-850 kg
Previous model DAF 66
successor Volvo 343/345

As the Volvo 66 , the DAF 66 was produced from October 1975 to December 1979 after Volvo had taken over the passenger car division of the Dutch company DAF .

It was a small car that was equipped with the continuously variable automatic transmission , the Variomatic , developed by DAF . The model has been slightly modified by Volvo. The Volvo 66 had larger bumpers than the DAF 66 produced from summer 1972 to mid-1975 . Volvo also raised the build quality.

It was available as a two-door sedan and a three-door station wagon .

The vehicles were equipped with four-cylinder in-line engines with 1108 cm³ displacement and 45 HP (33 kW) or with a displacement of 1289 cm³ and an output of 57 HP (42 kW), which were supplied by Renault .

A total of 106,037 units were produced. The successor was the Volvo 343/345 .

  • Volvo 66

  • Rear view

  • Volvo 66 station wagon

Technical specifications

model 1.1 l 1.3 l
Displacement 1108 cc 1289 cc
power 35 kW (47 PS)
at 5000 rpm 		42 kW (57 PS)
at 5200 rpm
Torque 75 Nm at 2700 rpm 94 Nm at 2800 rpm
Top speed 130 km / h 145 km / h

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Dieter Günther & Matthias Pfannmüller: Volvo Typenkunde - passenger cars from 1927 . 2nd Edition. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2011. ISBN 978-3-7688-3367-7 . P. 68
  2. ↑ a b c autobild.de/klassik of October 12, 2012, DAF 66 Variomatic, The clever three-door (also covers the takeover by Volvo), accessed on April 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ auta5p.eu, data from the Volvo 66 DL, accessed on April 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ motorclassic.at, DAF 66 16 models (with DAF-Volvo 66 GL), accessed on April 27, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Volvo 66  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Timeline

Timeline of Volvo and DAF models since 1946
Type Volvo, independent until 1999 ford Geely
DAF, sold to Volvo in 1975
1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0
Small car 600 / 750 / 30 [1] 31 [1] 32 [1] 33
44 46
Compact class 55 66 66 360
77 340
480 C30 (P14)
440 / 460 S40 / V40 S40 / V50 (P11 / P12) V40 (P1X)
Middle class PV444 [2] PV544 [2] 140 240
120/130/220 ("Amazon") 850 S70 (L) S60 (P24) S60 (Y20) Volvo S60 (SPA)
PV445 / P210 ("Duet") V70 (XC) (L) V70 / XC70 (S / P26) V60 (Y20) Volvo V60 (SPA)
upper middle class PV800 740 940 V70 / XC70 (P24) S90 / V90
(SPA)
PV60 164 260 760 960 / S90 / V90 S80 (TS / P23) S80 (AS / Y20)
Coupé / Cabriolet P1900 P1800 262 C 780 C70 C70 II (P15)
P1800ES [3]
SUV XC40 (CMA)
XC60 (Y20) XC60 (SPA)
XC90 (P28) XC90 (SPA)

[1] also known as "Daffodil"
[2] popularly known as " humpback volvo "
[3] popularly known as "Snow White's coffin"

  •  Models from the manufacturer "DAF" are sold under this brand
  •  Common platform with Ford (P1 / C1, P2 / D3 and Y20 / P3 / EUCD)
  • Joint platform with Ford, developed and built by the JV with Pininfarina in Sweden
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