Comparison of Opel Rekord E 2.3 D and Volvo 940 (944) 2.4 Turbo D

Attribute	Volvo 940 (944) 2.4 Turbo D ×	Opel Rekord E 2.3 D ×
General
Make	Volvo	Opel
Model	940	Rekord
Generation	940 (944)	Rekord E
Modification	2.4 Turbo D	2.3 D
Website	https://www.volvocars.com/intl	https://www.opel.com/
Number of doors	4	2
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	4
Production from (year)	1992	1978
Production to (year)	1998	1982
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	185	140
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	12.1	22
Combined consumption (l/100km)	7.8	8.3
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	-
Fuel	Diesel	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	165	65
Max. torque (Nm)	240	127
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,383	2,260
Compression ratio	23	22
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,600	4,200
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,500	2,500
Cylinder bore (mm)	76.5	92
Piston stroke (mm)	86.4	85
Fuel system	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)
Valve control	Ohc	Sohc
Turbine	Turbocharger	-
Fuel tank (l)	75	65
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	Wishbone	-
Rear wheel suspension	Helical spring	-
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Drum
Tires size	185/65 R15 V	-
Turning radius (m)	-	11.2
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,871	4,593
Width (mm)	1,750	1,726
Height (mm)	1,411	1,420
Wheelbase (mm)	2,770	2,668
Kerb weight (kg)	1,440	1,235
Gross weight (kg)	1,945	1,735
Minimum boot space (l)	471	540
Front track (mm)	1,470	1,435
Rear track (mm)	1,460	1,412
Drag coefficient (Cd)	-	0.45