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

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s. When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in

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. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder

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''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

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, see List of Volvo Trucks engines. Previous owner,

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, allowed Volvo to continue to design their own engines, with a new-generation

straight-six engine A straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine balanc ...

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

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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

s *Two digits for

engine displacement Engine displacement is the measure of the cylinder volume swept by all of the pistons of a piston engine, excluding the combustion chambers. It is commonly used as an expression of an engine's size, and by extension as an indicator of the ...

(moved after number of cylinders from 1993) *One for

valves A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, ...

per

cylinder A cylinder () has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base. A cylinder may also be defined as an infinite ...

(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.

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.

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. * T2 single

turbo In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake air, forcing more air into the ...

. From MY2016 * T3 single turbo. From MY2016 * T4 single turbo. From MY2016 * T5 single turbo. From MY2016 * T6 turbo and

supercharger In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement (engine), displacement. It is a form of forced induction that is mechanically ...

. From MY2016 * Polestar turbo and supercharger. From MY2017 * T8 turbo, supercharger, and rear electric motor developing . 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. Most possible reason of that is a damaged overall reputation of diesel engines for passenger cars after 2015 Volkswagen Group emissions scandal. * D2 single-turbo. From MY2016 * . In the following vehicles: S60/V60, XC60, S80/V70 & XC70/90. * . In the following vehicles: V40/V40 Cross Country.

Engines out of production

Side-valve six

Volvo's first six-cylinder engine was introduced in 1929. It was a

side-valve A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine''American Rodder'', 6/94, pp.45 & 93. or valve-in-block engine, is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the Cam-in-block, engine block, instead of in the cyl ...

. *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

Volvo's next major advance was the B4B line of compact

inline-four engine A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. The majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout ( ...

s introduced in 1944. *1944–1956 B4B — — fitted into the

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and

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*B14A — twin-choke

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B4B - PV, Amazon, P1900 *1957–1962 B16A and B16B — — enlarged B14A fitted into the PV, Duett and

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B18

The B18 of 1960 was the company's next major advance, with five

main bearing A main bearing is a bearing in a piston engine which holds the crankshaft in place and allows it to rotate within the engine block. The number of main bearings per engine varies between engines, often in accordance with the forces produced b ...

s. * 1962–1974 B18 — — new-design 1.8 & 2.0 litres

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(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

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320 tractor ** B18A - single carburetor version ** B18D - twin SU Carburettor version ** B18B - twin SU or Zenith carburetor version * 1969–1981 B20 — — evolution of the B18

B30

The B30 was Volvo's second line of straight-six engines, introduced in 1968. * 1968–1975 B30 — — fitted to all

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models, as well as the Volvo C303 and marine, these engines carried designations AQ 95, AQ 165A and AQ 170A, B, or C. ** B30A - twin Zenith Stromberg carburetor version ** B30E -

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version

V6

Volvo introduced the

PRV engine The V6 PRV engine is an overhead cam V6 automobile engine designed and manufactured by the company "Française de Mécanique" for PRV, an alliance of Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars. Sold from 1974 to 1998, it was produced in four displacemen ...

, its only

V6 engine A V6 engine is a six- cylinder piston engine where the cylinders and cylinder blocks share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The first V6 engines were designed and produced independently by Marmon Motor Car Company, ...

, in 1974. The PRV was available in 2.7 and 2.8 L configurations, with

SOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...

cylinder head In a piston engine, the cylinder head sits above the cylinders, forming the roof of the combustion chamber. In sidevalve engines the head is a simple plate of metal containing the spark plugs and possibly heat dissipation fins. In more modern ...

s. The PRV was developed together with

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and

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; thus the acronym name PRV. *1975–1979 B27F —

— Volvo 260

SOHC

*1976–1984 B17 —

8-valve **1979–1981 — B17A — 8.3:1 compression — *1976–1984 B19 — SOHC 8-valve Volvo 340/360,

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**1974–1978 — B19A — 8.8:1 compression — **1974–1981 — B19E — 8.8:1 compression — **1979–1984 — B19A — 8.5:1 compression — / **1982–1984 — B19E — 9.2:1 compression — **1982–1984 — B19ET — ??:1 compression — *1976–1985 B21 — 2.1 litres - SOHC 8-valve

**1976 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — — U.S. models **1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — — U.S. models **1977–1978 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — — California **1979 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — North America **1979 B21F — 8.5:1 compression — — California **1974–1980 B21E — 9.3:1 compression — — European **1980 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — — Canada **1980 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — U.S. & Canada models **1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — California **1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — U.S. models **1981 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — — U.S. Turbo **1981 B21A — 9.3:1 compression — — Canada **1981 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — U.S. models **1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — U.S. models **1982 B21F — 9.3:1 compression — — California **1982–1983 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — — U.S. models **1984 B21FT — 7.5:1 compression — — U.S. models **1984 B21FT-IBS — 7.5:1 compression — — U.S. models *1979–1984 B23 — SOHC 8-valve

, Volvo 740 **1979–1980 B23E — 10.3:1 compression — European **1981–1982 B23E — 10.0:1 compression — — Canada **1983 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — — U.S. models **1984 B23E — 10.3:1 compression — — Canada **1983–1984 B23F — 9.5:1 compression — — U.S. models **1984 B23F — 10.3:1 compression — — U.S. models *1985–1995 B200 — SOHC 8-valve Volvo 340/360 and 200/700/900 series for certain markets *1985–1995 B230 — SOHC 8-valve

/Volvo 740/ Volvo 940 **1985–1986 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — — U.S. models **1985–1987 B230E — 9.8:1 compression — **1988–1993 B230F — 9.8:1 compression — — U.S. models **1985-1990 B230ET — 10.3:1 compression — — European models **1985–1998 B230FT — 8.7:1 compression — — U.S./European models **1993-1995 B230FB — 9.8:1 compression — — European models **1994–1998 B230FK — 8.7:1 compression — — European models

DOHC

The line of

multi-valve A multi-valve or multivalve Four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal combustion engine is one where each Cylinder (engine), cylinder has ''more than two'' poppet valve, valves – more than the minimum required of one of each, for the purposes of ...

DOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...

engines began with the B234 for the 1989 model year. *1989–199x B204 — DOHC 16-valve — Volvo 740/780/940/960 *1989–1992 B234 — DOHC 16-valve —

, Volvo 940 Volkswagen Group diesels Volvo licensed

s from

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for decades. *1979–1986 D20 — inline five-cylinder SOHC, —

(for Finland and possibly other export markets) *1979–1994 D24 — inline six-cylinder SOHC, —

, Volvo 260,

*1982–1996 D24T — inline six-cylinder SOHC, —

, Volvo 760,

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, Volvo 940, Volvo 960 *1990s–2000 D5252T —

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(TDI) inline five-cylinder SOHC, —

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, Volvo S70/

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, early

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Volvo V8

Volvo B36, used in trucks

Modular

Volvo began a line of modular engines in 1990, with

straight-four A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. The majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout ( ...

, straight-five, and

straight-six A straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine balanc ...

variants. In 2016 the last Volvo Modular engine was produced. *1993–2002 B52xx — / / / DOHC **1993–2002 B5202 — —

, **1993-1997 B5252 — —

, **1993–2002 B5204 — —

, **1993–2002 B5234 — —

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, Volvo S70,

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**1998–2009 B5244 — **1993– B5254 — *2000–2002 B41 — DOHC — Volvo S40/V40 * B42xx — — Volvo S40/V40 * B62xx — **1995–1998 B6254 — DOHC 24v — Volvo 960 Europe *1991–2001 B63xx — DOHC 24v — ???? **1991–1999 B6304F — DOHC 24v — Volvo 960,

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**1995-1998 B6254, B6304, B6304S, B6244 **2000–2001 B6304 — DOHC 24v —

SI6, Short Inline 6

This engine was designed by Volvo in Sweden but is built in Wales, at Ford's Bridgend Engine Plant *Volvo B6324S Short I6 — *Volvo B6304T2 Short I6 — Turbo

VED5, Volvo Engine Diesel 5

* , , 2.4 liter. In the following vehicles: AWD V60/XC60. * , , 2.4 liter. In the following vehicle: AWD XC60.

Volvo-Yamaha V8

This

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is designed by Volvo Cars and

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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

* {{Volvo cars timeline * Volvo Cars

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