Volvo 200 Series

Volvo 200 Series
1989 Volvo 240 DL (Australia)
Overview
ManufacturerVolvo Cars
Production
  • Europe: 1974–1993
  • Canada: 1974–1985
  • Malaysia: 1983–1994
2,862,573 produced
Assembly
DesignerJan Wilsgaard
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size luxury / Executive car (E)
Body style
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
RelatedVolvo 262C
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase104.3 in (2,649 mm)
Length
  • 189.9 in (4,823 mm) (sedan)
  • 190.7 in (4,844 mm) (wagon)
Width
  • 67.7 in (1,720 mm) (sedan, pre-1987)
  • 67.3 in (1,709 mm) (sedan, 1988–1993)
Height
  • 56.3 in (1,430 mm) (sedan)
  • 57.1 in (1,450 mm) (wagon, pre-1990)
  • 57.5 in (1,460 mm) (wagon, 1991–93)
Curb weightbetween 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
(244 base model) and 1,465 kg (3,230 lb) (265 model)[5]
Chronology
Predecessor
Successor

The Volvo 200 Series (or 240 and 260 Series) is a range of mid-size luxury cars produced by Swedish company Volvo Cars from 1974 until 1993, with more than 2.8 million total units sold worldwide.[6] Like the Volvo 140 Series (1966 to 1974), from which it was developed, it was designed by Jan Wilsgaard.

The series overlapped production of the Volvo 700 Series (1982 to 1992). As the 240 Series remained popular, only the 260 Series was displaced by the 700 Series, which Volvo marketed alongside the 240 for another decade. The 700 was replaced by the 900 Series in 1992, a year before the 240 was discontinued. Production of the 240 ended on 14 May 1993, after nearly 20 years, with the basic platform and architecture lasting 27 years, if the production run of the original 140 Series is aggregated.


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