List of Volvo engines


Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines. This list of Volvo engines gives an overview of available internal combustion engines.
When Volvo started in 1927, they ordered their engines from the engine manufacturer Penta in Skövde. The first engine was the inline four-cylinder side valve 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 Volvo Trucks, see List of Volvo Trucks engines.
Previous owner, Ford Motor Company, allowed Volvo to continue to design their own engines, with a new-generation straight-six engine 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 diesel engines.

Naming

To name their engines, Volvo has used:
Generally, the following naming scheme is used:
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.
DieselPower PetrolPower
D8300T8325
D6250T6275
D5200&215T5225
D4165T4175
D3135T3150
D2115T2125
D190T1100

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. From MY2016
  • T3 single turbo. From MY2016
  • T4 single turbo. From MY2016
  • T5 single turbo. From MY2016
  • T6 turbo and supercharger. 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 straight-six engine.
  • 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 engines introduced in 1944.

B18

The B18 of 1960 was the company's next major advance, with five main bearings.
  • 1962–1974 B18 — — new-design 1.8 & 2.0 litres overhead valve 8v fitted into all Volvo models from 1961 to 1974 and 1975 U.S.-spec 240 models
  • * B18C - single carburetor version - fitted in the Volvo BM 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 164 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 - fuel injected version

V6

Volvo introduced the PRV engine, its only V6 engine, in 1974. The PRV was available in 2.7 and 2.8 L configurations, with SOHC cylinder heads. The PRV was developed together with Renault and Peugeot; thus the acronym name PRV.

SOHC

  • 1976–1984 B17 — SOHC 8-valve
  • *1979–1981 — B17A — 8.3:1 compression —
  • 1976–1984 B19 — SOHC 8-valve Volvo 340/360, Volvo 240, Volvo 740
  • *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 Volvo 240
  • *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 240, 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 240/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 DOHC engines began with the B234 for the 1989 model year.
Volkswagen Group diesels
Volvo licensed diesel engines from Volkswagen Group for decades.

Volvo V8

Volvo B36, used in trucks

Modular

Volvo began a line of modular engines in 1990, with straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six variants. In 2016 the last Volvo Modular engine was produced.

SI6, Short Inline 6

This engine was designed by Volvo in Sweden but is built in Wales, at Ford's Bridgend Engine Plant

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 V8 engine is designed by Volvo Cars and Yamaha Motor 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.