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) |
| 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 Sedan 5-door Station wagon 5-door Full-size CUV 2-door cabriolet 2-door coupé |
| Vehicles |
Volvo 850 Volvo S70 Volvo V70 Volvo C70 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine(s) | I5 |
| Transmission(s) |
5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic, 5-speed automatic |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Volvo P2 platform |
The Volvo P80 platform is a Swedish mid-size unibody automobile platform produced by Volvo Cars from 1991 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 1997 with the Volvo 850 AWD. 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 stayed in production until 2005. A total of 1,360,522 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[1] Deltalink[2] rear axle on FWD models or Volvo's MultiLink rear suspension with an independent rear subframe on AWD models.
Vehicles
| P80 platform vehicles (Volvo) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Name | Image | Production | Bodystyle(s) | Model Code | Notes |
| Volvo S70 |  |
1997-2000 | 4-door sedan | LS | |
| Volvo V70 |  |
1997-2000 | 5-door estate | LW | |
| Volvo V70XC |  |
1998-2000 | 5-door estate | ||
| Volvo C70 coupé | .JPG) |
1998-2002 | 2-door coupé | NK | |
| Volvo C70 convertible |  |
1998-2005 | 2-door convertible | NC | facelift version shown |