A Swedish luxury sedan in the Eastern Bloc's government fleet: East German leader Erich Honecker was a regular rider in this 760, well inside the Iron Curtain.
Lead trim: 2.3 B230ET turbo
Volvo 7601982–1990
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FactA Swedish luxury sedan in the Eastern Bloc's government fleet: East German leader Erich Honecker was a regular rider in this 760, well inside the Iron Curtain.
Volvo's new strategy of introducing the executive six-cylinder model first, with the four-cylinder 740 following a few years later. Designer Jan Wilsgaard proposed over 50 designs, and unusually for a new executive car it had a live rear axle mounted almost entirely behind the passenger compartment. Autocar's Gordon Murray called its styling a step backwards. Offered as a saloon and estate with a turbo four, the PRV 2.8-litre V6 or a D24TIC turbodiesel; in Italy the 740 and 760 diesels outsold the W123 and BMW 524d combined in early 1984.
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3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 B230ET turbo | 1982–1990 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.4 D24TIC turbodiesel I6 | 1982–1990 | 2.4 L Inline-6 | 120 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 B28 V6 | 1982–1990 | 2.8 L V6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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