This 144's three digits set the code Volvo still used decades later: series, cylinders, doors.
Median 101 hp across 369 similar cars
Lead trim: 144 1.8 B18A · up to 122 hp
Volvo 140 Series1966–1974
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FactThis 144's three digits set the code Volvo still used decades later: series, cylinders, doors.
A line of mid-size Volvos built from 1966 to 1974 as the two-door 142, four-door 144 and five-door 145 estate, more than a million in eight years, designed by Jan Wilsgaard as the successor to the Amazon and the Duett. The 144 began production at Torslandaverken in the late summer of 1966 for the 1967 model year, and was the first Volvo with a three-digit name in which the digits stood for the series, the number of cylinders and the number of doors. It was the first Volvo with rectilinear, boxy styling, a radical departure from the Amazon with disc brakes on all four wheels, and was named car of the year in 1966 by Teknikens Värld; its shape would survive into the 1990s as the 200 Series. The 142 followed in late 1967 and the 145 estate in 1968, the B18 grew into the 2.0-litre B20 for 1969 alongside the six-cylinder 164, and the B20E with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection arrived for 1971. The 1973 facelift added a plastic grille, larger indicators and a redesigned tail and dashboard. Volvo built it in Sweden, Ghent, Halifax, Clayton in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa.
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 1.8 B18A | 1966–1969 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 144 S 1.8 B18B | 1966–1969 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 112 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2.0 B20 | 1969–1974 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 119 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2.0 B20E fuel injection (124 PS DIN) | 1971–1974 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 122 hp | 123 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2.0 B20F low-compression injection (US) | 1972–1974 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 115 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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