Volvo 740

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Volvo
Volvo 744 (1984-1989)
Volvo 744 (1984-1989)
740
Production period: 1984-1992
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon
Engines:
Otto engines : 2.0–2.3 liters
(83–134 kW)
Diesel engine :
2.4 liters (60–80 kW)
Length: 4785 mm
Width: 1760 mm
Height: 1410-1435 mm
Wheelbase : 2770 mm
Empty weight : 1250-1390 kg
Previous model Volvo 240
successor Volvo 940

The Volvo 740 is an upper middle class passenger car from the Swedish automaker Volvo . It was produced from the beginning of 1984 to autumn 1992. The model designation "740" has vehicles of the Volvo 700 series with 4-cylinder gasoline engines or 6-cylinder diesel engines.

The 700 models with higher-quality interior and exterior equipment with six-cylinder turbo diesel or gasoline engines were called Volvo 760 and had been on the market since spring 1982.

History of origin

The 740 series was offered in addition to the 760 model series from April 1984 and was also available with various engines.

With the 740, a less extensively equipped and cheaper basic version was added to the 760 series, which was intended to appeal to a larger group of buyers. The engine of the 740 series largely corresponded to that of the older 240 series, which continued to be produced in parallel. The unusually angular body of the 700 series was designed by Jan Wilsgaard . Because of this angular shape, the model got various nicknames, in the USA "Swedish Bricks" (Swedish bricks) and in Switzerland "Snowplow".

There was a choice of four-cylinder gasoline engines with carburettors , 2.3 liter displacement and 84 kW (114 hp) output (B230K), or 83 kW (113 hp) with manifold injection (B230F) and 96 kW (131 hp) (B23E) Four-cylinder gasoline engine with turbocharger with a displacement of 2 liters and 107 kW / 145 PS (B19ET) and a 2.4-liter six-cylinder diesel engine without turbocharger with an output of 60 kW (82 PS) (D24). The diesel engine had been in the 240 model series since model year 1979 , it was produced by Volkswagen and was also used there in the LT Transporter . The engine is installed lengthways, the power is transmitted from the gearbox via a cardan shaft to the rear axle, which is guided by four trailing arms and a Panhard rod (wishbone). This is designed as a rigid axle .

The first station wagon versions of the 740 were presented in early 1985 and developed into the best-selling Volvo model in German-speaking countries .

While both versions had the 740 logo on the outside, Volvo internally used the names 744 for the four-door and 745 for the station wagon.

Until 1989, vehicles intended for the North American market ( USA , Canada ) had a front section that was significantly different from the European models. Characteristic were small rectangular " sealed-beam " double headlights instead of large rectangular single headlights. In addition, there was a different design and arrangement of the parking lights and direction indicators .

  • Volvo 740 rear view (1985-1989)

  • Volvo 740 Estate (1985–1992)

  • Volvo 740 (US version 1985–1989)

  • Interior of a Volvo 740

Facelift

From 1988 the sedans received a multi-link rear axle .

In the autumn of 1989 the 740 series received a facelift . The front of the vehicle differed depending on the market and engine. For the European markets, the turbo models were equipped with wide headlights with integrated additional headlights for fog and high beam that reached right up to the radiator grille. These vehicles anticipated the front design of the later 900 series . The versions with a naturally aspirated engine were delivered with simple, narrower rectangular headlights without additional headlights. In these vehicles, the headlights were separated from the radiator grille with L-shaped cover strips. The rear of all sedans has also been modified with new taillights in the style of the Volvo 780 coupé .

The engines were further developed over time. From model year 1987 onwards, all 740 models in Germany were also available with a regulated catalytic converter that Volvo had developed together with Bosch (the first car with a standard 3-way catalytic converter was the Volvo 164 on the US market in 1975 ). The designation of these engines bears the code "F" after the number for the displacement, which stands for injection engine with catalytic converter. The naturally aspirated engine has since been called the B230F, the turbo engine B230FT.

In addition, from autumn 1989 in some countries, including Germany, a variant with a two-liter injection engine and regulated catalytic converter (engine designation: B200F) was available. Vehicles with carburettor engines continued to be delivered to several European countries, for example Great Britain, until 1990. The diesel engine was still a 2.4-liter in-line six-cylinder with a turbocharger and 80 kW (109 hp) supplied by Volkswagen. In the 760 model, this engine also had a charge air cooler and developed an output of 85 kW (116 hp).

In the summer of 1990, the 740 series was extensively revised and renamed the 940 . The transition to the 940 series was fluid. In the model years 1991 and 1992, for example, the type 740 continued to exist as the basic version, parallel to the type 940. These vehicles looked very similar to the vehicles of the model year 1990, but the bonnet and the front fenders were now the same as on the 940. Under the sheet metal, these cars already had the technology of the Volvo 940 to a large extent. This so-called "intermediate model" was motorized with the Naturally aspirated engines of types B200F (2 liters) or B230F (2.3 liters). The fabrics used in the interior were simpler than those used until then. From model year 1991, the 740 series was only offered in Germany as the 740 “Business Edition” special model - but without reference to this designation on the vehicle itself.

From model year 1990 (beginning in August 1989), the US models had a front similar to the European basic version with narrow rectangular headlights instead of the sealed beam headlights and L-shaped cover strips between the grill and headlights.

Production of the 740 series ended on October 2, 1992.

  • Volvo 740 (1989-1992)

  • Volvo 740 rear view (1989–1992)

  • Volvo 740 Estate (1986–1992)

  • Volvo 740 GLE (US version 1990)

Engine construction

The four-cylinder gasoline engine , which in two- and four-valve version was offered has a cast iron - crankcase and aluminum cylinder head . The camshaft drives a toothed belt . See also Volvo 700 Series # technology .

Model and equipment variants

  • 740
  • 740 Diesel, TurboDiesel (not in Germany)
  • 740 GL
  • 740 GL Diesel, turbodiesel
  • 740 GLE
  • 740 GLE Turbo Diesel
  • 740 GLT
  • 740 GLT 16 valve
  • 740 Turbo 16 Valve (not in Germany)
  • 740 Turbo Intercooler (TIC)
  • 740 Polar (not in Germany)
  • 740 SE (not in Germany)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Dieter Günther & Matthias Pfannmüller: Volvo Typenkunde - passenger cars from 1927 . 2nd Edition. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2011. ISBN 978-3-7688-3367-7 . Pp. 77-78
  2. ↑ a b auto-motor-und-sport.de of April 24, 2019, Volvo 740/760 strengths and weaknesses ... , accessed on August 21, 2019.

Web links

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