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Volvo Modular engine

Index Volvo Modular engine

The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, Sweden from 1990 until 2016. [1]

53 relations: Aluminium, Car, Catalytic converter, Compressed natural gas, European emission standards, Exhaust gas recirculation, Exhaust manifold, Ford Kuga, Ford Mondeo, Ford S-Max, Fuel injection, Gasoline, Iceland, Indigo 3000, Inline-four engine, Italy, Liquefied petroleum gas, List of Volvo engines, Motronic, Overhead camshaft, Portugal, Reciprocating engine, Renault Laguna, Renault Safrane, Revolutions per minute, Robert Bosch GmbH, Skövde, Straight-five engine, Straight-six engine, Sweden, Taiwan, V6 PRV engine, Variable valve timing, Volvo 850, Volvo 900 Series, Volvo C30, Volvo C70, Volvo Cars, Volvo Engine Architecture, Volvo Redblock Engine, Volvo S40, Volvo S60, Volvo S70, Volvo S80, Volvo SI6 engine, Volvo V40 (P1), Volvo V50, Volvo V60, Volvo V70, Volvo XC60, ..., Volvo XC90, Water cooling, Wet sump. Expand index (3 more) »

Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Car

A car (or automobile) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.

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Catalytic converter

A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device that converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction (an oxidation and a reduction reaction).

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Compressed natural gas

Compressed natural gas (CNG) (methane stored at high pressure) is a fuel which can be used in place of gasoline (petrol), Diesel fuel and propane/LPG.

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European emission standards

European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU and EEA member states.

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Exhaust gas recirculation

In internal combustion engines, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions reduction technique used in petrol/gasoline and diesel engines.

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Exhaust manifold

In automotive engineering, an exhaust manifold collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe.

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Ford Kuga

The Ford Kuga is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford since 2008.

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Ford Mondeo

The Ford Mondeo is a mid-sized or large family car manufactured by Ford since 1993.

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Ford S-Max

The Ford S-Max (stylized as Ford S-MAX) is an MPV produced by Ford Europe for the European market.

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Fuel injection

Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.

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Gasoline

Gasoline (American English), or petrol (British English), is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in spark-ignited internal combustion engines.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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Indigo 3000

The Indigo 3000 is a Swedish sports car produced by Jösse Car from 1996-1998.

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Inline-four engine

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is a type of inline internal combustion four-cylinder engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Liquefied petroleum gas

Liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), also referred to as simply propane or butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.

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List of Volvo engines

Volvo Cars has a long reputation as a maker of inline (or straight) engines.

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Motronic

Motronic is the trade name given to a range of digital engine control units developed by Robert Bosch GmbH (commonly known as Bosch) which combined control of fuel injection and ignition in a single unit.

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Overhead camshaft

Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, is a valvetrain configuration which places the camshaft of an internal combustion engine of the reciprocating type within the cylinder heads ("above" the pistons and combustion chambers) and drives the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared with overhead valves (OHV) and pushrods.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Reciprocating engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine (although there are also pneumatic and hydraulic reciprocating engines) that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion.

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Renault Laguna

The Renault Laguna is a large family car by European standards, and was produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1993 to 2015.

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Renault Safrane

The Renault Safrane was an executive car (E-segment in Europe) designed and built by the French manufacturer Renault from 1992 to 2000.

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Revolutions per minute

Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min) is the number of turns in one minute.

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Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH, or Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany.

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Skövde

Skövde (pronunciation) is a locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central Southern Sweden.

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Straight-five engine

The straight-five engine or inline-five engine is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row or plane, sharing a single engine block and crankcase.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft (straight engine).

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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V6 PRV engine

The V6 PRV engine is an automobile petrol V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars – and sold from 1974 to 1998.

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Variable valve timing

In internal combustion engines, variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.

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Volvo 850

The Volvo 850 is a compact executive car that was produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1991 to 1997.

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Volvo 900 Series

The Volvo 900 Series is a range of executive cars produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1990 to 1998.

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Volvo C30

The Volvo C30 is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive premium compact hatchback, manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars for model years 2006-2013 in a single generation.

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Volvo C70

The Volvo C70 is a two-door, four-passenger compact manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2013 across two generations.

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Volvo Cars

Volvo Cars (Volvo personvagnar), stylized as VOLVO in the logo, is a Swedish vehicle manufacturer established in 1927.

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Volvo Engine Architecture

The Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) is a family of straight-three and straight-four automobile petrol and diesel engines produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, Sweden, since 2013 and Zhangjiakou, China since 2016.

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Volvo Redblock Engine

The Volvo B21 is a slant straight-4 engine first used in the Volvo 200 series, meant to replace the B20.

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Volvo S40

The Volvo S40 is a premium compact car marketed and produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1995 to 2012 across two generations.

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Volvo S60

The Volvo S60 is a compact luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Volvo since 2000 and is now in its third generation.

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Volvo S70

The Volvo S70 was a compact executive car produced by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2000.

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Volvo S80

The Volvo S80 is an executive car produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1998 to 2016 across two generations.

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Volvo SI6 engine

Volvo designed the SI6 ("short inline 6") straight-6 automobile engine for use in 2007 models.

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Volvo V40 (P1)

The Volvo V40 is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars since 2012.

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Volvo V50

For the sedan variant of the car, see Volvo S40. Volvo Cars introduced the Volvo V50 at the 2003 Bologna Motor Show as the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 small family car — manufacturing both models at their facility in Ghent, Belgium.

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Volvo V60

The Volvo V60 is a five-door wagon produced by Volvo Cars based on the S60 compact executive car.

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Volvo V70

The Volvo V70 is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2016 across three generations.

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Volvo XC60

The Volvo XC60 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Swedish automaker Volvo Cars since 2008.

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Volvo XC90

The Volvo XC90 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars since 2002 and now in its second generation.

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Water cooling

Water cooling is a method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment.

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Wet sump

A wet sump is a lubricating oil management design for piston engines which uses the crankcase as a built-in reservoir for oil, as opposed to an external or secondary reservoir used in a dry sump design.

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Renault N-Type engine, Volvo B42 engine, Volvo B52 engine, Volvo B62 engine.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Modular_engine

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