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General
Make :
Volvo
Base price :
$4,200
Model :
1963 P 1800 S
Production :
N/A
Powertain layout :
Front Engine / RWD
Origin
Sweden
Dimensions
Wheelbase :
2450 mm / 96.5 in
Width :
1702 mm / 67.0 in
Length :
4399 mm / 173.2 in
Weight :
1093 kg / 2410 lbs
Height :
1283 mm / 50.5 in
Front Track :
1316 mm / 51.8 in
Ground clearance :
N/A
Rear Track :
1316 mm / 51.8 in
Engine
Configuration :
Inline 4
Bore :
84.0 mm / 3.31 in
Valvetrain :
OHV
Stroke :
80.0 mm / 3.15 in
Displacement :
1778 cc / 108.5 cu in
Compression Ratio :
10.0:1
Power :
80.5 kw / 108 bhp @ 6000 rpm
BHP / Liter :
60.74 bhp per litre
Torque :
151.85 nm / 112.0 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
Redline :
N/A
Transmission
Gear type :
4-Speed Manual w/ OD
5th gear ratio :
-
1st gear ratio :
3.13:1
6th gear ratio :
-
2nd gear ratio :
1.99:1
7th gear ratio :
-
3rd gear ratio :
1.36:1
Reverse ratio :
N/A
4th gear ratio :
1.00:1
Final drive ratio :
4.56:1
Chassis & body
Body / Frame :
Unit Steel
Brake types :
F Discs / R Drums
Steering :
Cam & Roller
Front brake size :
N/A
Front tires :
N/A
Rear brake size :
N/A
Rear tires :
N/A
Performance
Top speed :
175.4 kph / 109.0 mph
60-0 braking :
N/A
0-60 mph :
13.9 seconds
Lateral Acceleration :
N/A
0-100 mph :
N/A
EPA city / Hwy :
N/A
0-ΒΌ mile :
19.0 seconds
Article:
The P1800 sports car was shown to the public for the first time at the Brussels Motor Show. The styling was by the Italian bodybuilder Frua, although it is frequently claimed that it was the work of a Swede, Pelle Pettersson, who was more renowned as a boat designer and yachtsman. Pettersson was the son of Helmer Pettersson, who was manager of the P1800 project and had also designed the Volvo PV444. He had arranged for his son to work at Frua at the exact time that the new model was being developed. Pelle himself maintains that Volvo selected his design from three submitted anonymously by Frua. However, Volvo has never acknowledged this account, probably to maintain the belief that the styling was genuinely Italian.
Powered by a new engine (B18), the Volvo P1800 was built initially by Jensen in Britain. Later, sales of the model received a boost when it was driven by actor Roger Moore as The Saint in the TV series of the same name.
