Volvo 700 Series#Volvo 760
Volvo 760 (1982-1987)
The Volvo 760 was a vehicle of the upper middle class from the 700 series of the Swedish automaker Volvo.
The angular design of the 760 was designed by in-house designer Jan Wilsgaard and leaned significantly to then American cars like the Chevrolet Caprice and Cadillac Seville.
History
In May 1982, the 760 was released as a successor to the 264, with its 115 kW ( 156 hp ) six- cylinder petrol - injection engine B28E he was also delivered. This is also referred to as PRV engine engine it was a joint development by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo. Also available was a six -cylinder turbo diesel with 2.4 liter displacement and 80 kW ( 109 hp ), which was known as the D24T and came from VW. The 760 Turbo Diesel has long been considered Europe's fastest passenger cars with diesel engine. He needed to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h with manual transmission only 11 seconds. This was revolutionary for its time with its very sluggish diesel cars.
Appeared in mid-1983 the 760 Turbo, a four -cylinder petrol engine with turbocharger, the 2.3 -liter displacement and 134 kW ( 182 hp ) decreed.
In the spring of 1984 appeared to be more cost-effective complement to the 740, which was only available with four-cylinder petrol engines, but also with the six- cylinder turbo diesel. The traditional classification of Volvo model names, after the final digits "60" or " 40 " stood for six respectively four-cylinder petrol engines, therefore was no longer since 1983. The 740 had besides weaker engines compared to the 760 also features a much simpler, eg, less chrome trim and a sunroof, alloy wheels and electric windows only at extra cost.
Beginning of 1985 appeared the 760 station wagon. Internal wore this five-door hatchback, the term 765, while the sedan had the internal designation 764 ( four-door ). Also in 1985, brought in the Volvo 760 Turbo engine B23ET surcharge an electronically controlled traction and anti-skid control on the market. Rotational speed sensors on the wheels of detecting a spinning of the driven rear wheels and then control a reduction of engine power. The anti -lock braking system from Bosch was introduced in 1984.
For the model year 1987, the diesel engine D24T has been thoroughly revised and equipped with a different turbocharger, an intercooler and an oil cooler; through these and other measures now internally called D24TIC engine was first with 85 kW ( 115 hp) and later 90 kW ( 122 hp ) effective and powerful and robust.
Facelift
In the fall of 1987, the 760 series received a facelift. The vehicle front ( with hood made of sheet aluminum ), the wheels (rims ) and the interiors have been changed. In addition, the injection system was revised and the vehicles were given a larger, 80 -liter fuel tank ( the combination models only kept the 60 liter tank). The most important change was the split multi -link rear suspension Multi- link, but it has been used only for the sedans. This rear axle equipped vehicles have a very good road holding combined with excellent ride comfort.
What was unique was the option of a Volvo radio type SR -701: This decreed the first car radio worldwide via the new traffic engineering and information technology RDS and could be supplemented with a to available cassette player and a 120 W amplifier with loudspeaker equipment.
In the fall of 1989, further changes were introduced, with the sedan got new tail lights. The technical and electrical equipment was partially brought forward to the progress of the upcoming 960 (including anti -lock braking system ). The six-cylinder models were there with the exception of 1982 and 1983 with only 3 1 automatic transmission, while all 760er manual transmission versions of the turbo petrol and turbo diesel models possessed a four-speed gearbox M46 with switchable overdrive.
In late summer 1990, the 760 replaced the 960 successor. A significant change was the replacement of the maxed- PRV engine, which was presented in the summer of 1974 with the Volvo 264. He was replaced by a Volvo alone developed 6- cylinder gasoline engine series. The appearance of the front of the model year 1988 has largely been taken for the Volvo 960. A stronger revision was made, however, in the region of the C - pillar and the rear end of the four-door.
Volvo 760 Estate ( 1987-1990)
Volvo 760 (1989-1990)
Trivia
The Volvo 760 was driven, among others, in Scandinavian government circles and in addition to Volvo 200, Citroën CX and Peugeot 604 also used in the state fleet of the GDR. But even in the People's Republic of Poland and Spain armored Volvo 760 were used as parade cars.
For representation purposes, as a "Volvo 760 Executive " specified model was available. In this it was a stretched version of the 760 sedan. The vehicles were around 16 cm longer than the base version and were produced by the body factory Yngve Nilsson Karosseri AB in Laholm. To this end, finished vehicles from the Volvo factory Kalmar were brought to Laholm, where they were cut and extended.
Volvo 760 GLE Executive, fleet SED Politburo
Vehicle of the Polish governance. The car has been used eg by Lech Walesa and Wojciech Jaruzelski.
In 1986, the Swedish company Mellberg Custom and design a prototype of a Volvo 760 convertible with two doors, but for the same wheelbase and without rollbar presented. From the vehicle finally only two were built.
Henryk M. Broder used as part of the broadcast Either Broder - The Germany safari a brightly painted Volvo 760