Volvo 460
Volvo 460 (1993-1996)
The Volvo 460 is a notchback sedan in the 400 series ( 440/460/480 ), which was built by the beginning of 1989 until mid-1996.
From 1989 to 1992 he was initially only with 1.7-liter petrol engines - a naturally aspirated engine with 59 kW ( 80 hp ) or 66 kW ( 90 hp ) ( with carburetor ) or 78 kW ( 106 PS) ( with fuel injection ) and a turbocharged engine with 88 kW (120 hp) - available.
After the great facelift in the autumn of 1993 he was with engines from 1.6 to 2.0 liters ( 60-88 kW/82-120 PS) available with petrol and diesel engines which were based on engines from Renault and also built at Renault were, but had been refined with the help of the Porsche Development center in Weissach for Volvo technically. The most used was the 460 in the 1.8i version with 66 kW (90 hp). When transmission is a five-speed manual gearbox and a ZF four-stage automatic transmission or a continuously variable automatic transmission with push-belts were available.
From the autumn of 1993 there was also a 1.9 -liter turbo diesel engine of Renault, which provides 66 kW (90 hp). Standard features include here an intercooler and an oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification. This engine was only available with the five-speed manual transmission.
The Volvo 460 was produced at the plant Born ( Netherlands) by the company Nedcar who later became a joint venture between Mitsubishi and Volvo.