Volvo P80 platform

The Volvo P80 platform was a Swedish mid-size unibody automobile platform developed and produced by Volvo Cars. It was in use from 1991^[4] 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.^[5][6][7] 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 remained in production until 2005.^[8] A total of 1,360,522^[9] cars based on this platform were built.

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)[1]
Assembly	Sweden: Torslanda (Torslandaverken) Uddevalla (Uddevallaverken) Belgium: Ghent (VCG) Canada: Halifax (VHA)[2]
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 saloon 5-door estate 5-door Full-size CUV 2-door cabriolet 2-door coupé
Vehicles	Volvo 850 Volvo S70 Volvo V70 / V70 XC Volvo C70 Volvo ECC concept car[3]
Powertrain
Engine(s)	I5
Transmission(s)	5-speed Volvo M56 manual 5-speed Volvo M58 manual 5-speed Volvo M59 manual 4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE automatic 4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE diesel automatic 5-speed Aisin AW55-50/51SN automatic
Chronology
Successor	Volvo P2 platform

The platform utilises a front engine transaxle design with engines and gearboxes mounted transversely on a subframe. Only straight 5 engines were offered. A front subframe and front MacPherson struts were used and either Volvo's patented^[10] Deltalink^[11][12] rear axle on FWD models or Volvo's Multi-Link rear suspension^[13] with an independent rear subframe on AWD models.

Vehicles

P80 platform vehicles
Vehicle Name	Image	Production	Bodystyle(s)	Model Code	Notes
Volvo 850		1991–1996	4-door saloon 5-door estate	LS (854) LW (855)[14]	facelift model shown
Volvo S70		1996–2000	4-door saloon	LS (874)[14]
Volvo V70		1996–2000	5-door estate	LW (875)[14]
Volvo V70 XC		1997–2000	5-door estate	LW (876)[14]
Volvo C70 coupé		1996–2002	2-door coupé	NK (872)[14]
Volvo C70 convertible		1998–2005	2-door convertible	NC (873)[14]	facelift model shown

References

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2. "Volvo closes final assembly plant in Halifax, Canada". www.autointell.com. 9 September 1998. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
3. Len Frank. "Volvo ECC". www.lacar.com. European Car Magazine. Archived from the original on 2005-04-26. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
4. Volvo Car Corporation (9 June 2011). "Volvo with four world-firsts turns 20". www.media.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
5. Volvo Car Corporation (27 June 2013). "Volvo S70 (1996-2000)". www.media.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
6. NRMA Motoring (11 December 1996). "Car Reviews - 850 sportswagon". www.mynrma.com.au. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
7. "Volvo 850 AWD". www.volvoclub.org.uk. 1996. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
8. Volvo Car Corporation (24 September 2005). "The first Volvo C70 Classic, coupé and convertible". www.media.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
9. "Volvo S70 Production Statistics". www.volvoclub.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
10. Volvo Cars of North America (11 September 1992). "Volvo 1993" (PDF). www.volvoclub.org.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
11. "South Africa - Volvo Cars". www.volvocars.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
12. Volvo Car Corporation (1991). "Technical information - Chassis Volvo 850 GLT" (PDF). www.volvoclub.org.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
13. Volvo Cars of North America (1995). "1996 Volvo 850 brochure" (PDF). www.volvotips.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2015-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)