Volvo P80

Volvo P80 platform
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Cars
Also called	Volvo P80 series Volvo P800 series Volvo 800 series
Production	1991–2005 (1,360,522 units)^[1]
Assembly	Volvo: Torslanda, Sweden (Torslandaverken) Ghent, Belgium, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (VHA)
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size car mid-size luxury car
Layout	Front engine front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive
Body style(s)	4-door saloon 5-door estate 5-door Full-size CUV 2-door cabriolet 2-door coupé
Vehicles	Volvo 850 Volvo S70 Volvo V70 Volvo C70 Volvo ECC concept car^[2]
Powertrain
Engine(s)	I5
Transmission(s)	5-speed Volvo M56 manual, 5-speed Volvo M58 manual, 5-speed Volvo M59 manual, 4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE automatic, 4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE diesel automatic, 5-speed Aisin AW55-50/51SN automatic
Chronology
Successor	Volvo P2 platform

The Volvo P80 platform was a Swedish mid-size unibody automobile platform developed and produced by Volvo Cars. It was in use from 1991^[3] to 2005. It is designed for different wheelbases in front-wheel drive configurations and was adapted to all wheel drive. It debuted with the 1991 Volvo 850 and again in autumn 1996^[4] with the Volvo 850 AWD.^[5] Although heavily modified by TWR, the same basic chassis was used as the underpinnings for the C70. After the model year 2000 most P80 models were replaced by their P2 successors, with the exception of the C70 convertible which remained in production until 2005.^[6] A total of 1,360,522^[7] cars based on this platform were build.

The platform utilises a front engine transaxle design with engines and gearboxes mounted transversly on a subframe. Only straight 5 engines were offered. A front subframe and front MacPherson Struts were used and either Volvo's patented^[8] Deltalink^[9] rear axle on FWD models or Volvo's MultiLink rear suspension with an independent rear subframe on AWD models.

Vehicles

P80 platform vehicles
Vehicle Name	Image	Production	Bodystyle(s)	Model Code	Notes
Volvo 850		1991–1996	4-door saloon 5-door estate		facelift model shown
Volvo S70		1996–2000	4-door saloon	LS
Volvo V70		1996–2000	5-door estate	LW
Volvo V70 XC		1997–2000	5-door estate
Volvo C70 coupé		1997–2002	2-door coupé	NK
Volvo C70 convertible		1998–2005	2-door convertible	NC	facelift model shown

References

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