Volvo announces the new 2.4 l 5-cylinder diesel-S80

More Europe, the top model Volvo - the S80 - there is a new engine of choice this year in the form of a five-cylinder 2.4 l diesel. This replaces an existing module with the same movements and configuration. The new engine has an aluminum and the cylinder head and most of the latest diesel engines. The fuel is placed directly in the rooms of the burning of a 26,000 psi system common-rail injection with piezo injectors. The air pressure is by two turbochargers of different sizes in a similar way by BMW. The smallest turbo reacts quickly at low engine speeds, the biggest is for the construction and revolutions. The combination of a large EGR cooler to lower the temperature of combustion and thus the production of NOx and particulate filter, the engine can meet Euro V D5, as we know, produces 205 horsepower and 310 lb. - ft torque. D5-A S80 with a manual transmission will be 38 mi / gal (U.S.) combined, while the automatic over 35.1 mpg (U.S.). It is an improvement of more than eight percent in the first with the implementation of its own diesel.