Volvo 240: The underappreciated motorsport icon tackles drifting
WEBMay 31, 2024 · Volvo 240: The underappreciated motorsport icon tackles drifting. Let’s face it, when the general public views a Volvo 240, they think people mover or grocery getter. However, those in motorsport know better. The Volvo 240 won touring championships back in …
Volvo 200 Series - Wikipedia
WEBVolvo 240 Turbo at the Nürburgring 1985. Despite its non-sporting image, the Volvo 240 was a successful competitor in touring car racing in the 1980s. In 1983 Volvo produced 505 evolution version of the 240 Turbo with a larger turbocharger and …
Classic: Volvo 240 Evolution - Winding Road Magazine
WEBJan 4, 2016 · Company executives decided to shut down Volvo’s Motorsport Division and pull out of racing altogether, but privateers continued to race – and win – with the 240 Turbo well into the late 1980s. Check out this clip of the Volvo 240 in action, battling for position with a BMW 635 CSi during the Bathurst 1000 in 1985:
Volvo 240 (1974-1993) : A Swedish legend on wheels
WEBMay 19, 2024 · Only the motorsport version of the Volvo 242 has more power, with 330 PS and a top speed of 162 mph. It was in this car that drivers Thomas Lindström and Gianfranco Brancatelli won the...
The Volvo 240T Grp. A Story. - Historic Motor Sport Central.
WEBJul 17, 2015 · The Volvo 240T Grp. A story started in 1982 with the Volvo Turbo Cup, a series of six events, held in Sweden and open to all Volvo 242 and 244 from 1975 onwards and fitted with the the B21-A engine and Volvo-R Sport Performance kit. Seventeen cars showed up for the first event held at Mantorp Park.
Volvo 240: The underappreciated motorsport icon tackles drifting
WEBMay 31, 2024 · The Volvo 240 won touring championships back in the day. It performed well in rally and was great in endurance racing. And, if you question the viability of a Volvo in racing, just ask Randy Pobst, …
Your definitive Volvo 240 buyer’s guide - Hagerty Media
WEBJan 1, 2019 · The impact of the 200 Series—known more popularly as the 240—is undeniable. First a novelty, then a kind of anti-status status symbol, and finally a cult figure, this humble Volvo continues to be revered. People love the 240 both in stock form as well as modified with something a little more racy.
Vintage Views: Volvo 240 | Articles | Grassroots Motorsports
WEBMay 26, 2020 · Volvo’s long-lived 240 platform has a strong following in the land of names that end in “sson,” but its reputation in the United States has peaked at cult status among car enthusiasts. Volvo lovers are as die-hard as their redblock engines, boosting their unloved bricks until their insides come out.
Driven: Volvo Boss’s 240 Is a Secret Arsenal - Hagerty
WEBApr 29, 2024 · The turbo requires at least 2500 rpm to spin up. From there, you simply rev the engine out to its 6000-rpm redline before grabbing the next gear. Do this, and the 240 really does shift cleanly. The four-speed (plus electric overdrive) manual transmission has a long throw but is pretty accurate.
30 years since the Volvo 240 Turbo reigned over the race tracks …
WEB1985 was a golden year for Volvo in motor sport. “The flying brick” - the Volvo 240 Turbo - won the European Touring Car Championship (ETC) and the German equivalent, the Deutsche Touringwagen Meisterschaft (DTM).
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