Volvo Modular engine


The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, Sweden from 1990 until 2016. All engines feature an aluminum engine block and aluminum cylinder head, forged steel connecting rods, aluminum pistons and double overhead camshafts.

History

The Volvo Modular Engine was developed as part of Project Galaxy which began in the late 1970s. The prototype engines called X-100 had only four cylinders but already featured the sandwich and all aluminum construction of the later production variants. Early prototypes of the X-100 were designed similar to the existing redblock engines with a single camshaft and the oil filter mounted on the side of the engine rather than the bottom.
The first available engine was the B6304F which debuted in August 1990 in the Volvo 960. A year later, with the introduction of the Volvo 850 in June 1991, the first five-cylinder variant in form of the B5254F hit the market. It was equipped with V-VIS which was designed to improve engine response between 1500–4100 rpm. V-VIS was only available on naturally aspirated 20V engines with the Bosch LH-3.2/EZ-129K engine management. The system was discontinued after model year 1996.
In 1995 with the launch of the Volvo S40 the four-cylinder B4184S and B4204S engines were released. The same year Volvo shared the B4204S and B5244S engines with Renault, who used them in the Laguna and Safrane models under the name N7Q and N7U.
In 1998, with the introduction of the 1999 model year S80, Volvo began to transition to updated versions of their N-series engines, now called RN, short for revised N. Drive-by-wire, coil-on-plug systems and variable valve timing were introduced along with new engine management systems. 10-valve engines were slowly phased out in favour of detuned 20-valve versions.
With the introduction of the second generation S40 in 2003 another update to the engine family took place. The new engine was called RNC, the 'C' standing for 'compact' to emphasise the decrease in overall dimensions. Compared to the previous generation the new engine was 200mm slimmer and 25mm shorter. On turbocharged engines the exhaust manifold and turbine housing were now combined into one part; all engines were equipped with plastic intake manifolds and continuously variable valve timing.
The RN engines remained in production alongside the RNC engines and were slowly phased out, beginning with the introduction of the second generation S80 in 2006. The new SI6 engine family was introduced to replace the 6-cylinder variants of the Volvo Modular Engine at the same time.

Nomenclature

The engine codes consist of a series of letters and digits:
Engine codes are not necessarily unique to a specific engine as power levels can vary depending on market, manufacturer and model.

1.6

B4164S

The B4164S is a straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 4200 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.1 engine management.
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The B4164S2 is a straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5800 rpm with of torque at 4000 rpm. It features intake cam VVT.
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B4184S

The B4184S is a 1.8 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 4100 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.1 engine management.
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The B4184S2 is a 1.8 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5800 rpm with of torque at 4000 rpm. It features intake cam VVT.
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The B4184S3 is a 1.8 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 4000 rpm.
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B4194T

The B4194T is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 2400–3600 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens EMS 2000 engine management and is equipped with a TD04L-14T turbocharger.
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The B4204S is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6000 rpm with of torque at 4500 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.1 engine management.
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The B4204S2 is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is naturally aspirated.

B4204T

The B4204T is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5100 rpm, and produces of torque at 1800–4800 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens EMS 2000 engine management and is equipped with a TD04L-12T turbocharger.
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The B4204T2 is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5100 rpm with of torque at 1800–4800 rpm.
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The B4204T3 is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5250 rpm with of torque at 1800–4500 rpm.
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The B4204T4 is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 1800–5000 rpm. It is equipped with a TD04 12T turbocharger.
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The B4204T5 is a 1.9 L straight-four. Bore is and stroke is. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 2500–4000 rpm.
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B5202S

The B5202S is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6250 rpm and produces of torque at 4800 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management.
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The B5202FS is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6250 rpm and produces of torque at 4800 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management.
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The B5204S is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is. It is naturally aspirated.
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The B5204FS is a 2.0 L straight-five. Compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6500 rpm with of torque at 3800 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch LH-3.2/EZ-129K engine management.
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The B5204FT is a 2.0 L straight-five. It is turbocharged and intercooled.
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The B5204T is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.4:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of, and produces of torque. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.3 engine management. It was offered only in Italy, Taiwan and Iceland, due to local tax laws.
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The B5204T2 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.4:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5700 rpm, and produces of torque at 2100–5400 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management.
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The B5204T3 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.4:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5700 rpm and of torque at 2700–5100 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management for model years 1997 and 1998. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 for model years 1999 and 2000. It was only offered in Italy, Portugal, and Taiwan, due to high taxes on cars with more than 2000 cc engine capacity.
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The B5204T4 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5100 rpm, and produces of torque at 1800–5000 rpm.
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The B5204T5 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5300 rpm, and produces of torque at 2000–5300 rpm.
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The B5204T8 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm, and produces of torque at 2700–4200 rpm.
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The B5204T9 is a 2.0 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 6000 rpm, and produces of torque at 2700–5000 rpm.
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B5234FS

The B5234FS is a 2.3 L straight-five. It is naturally aspirated and was only available on Thai market cars.
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The B5234T is a 2.3 L straight-five. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5200 rpm and of torque between 2000–5200 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.3 engine management.
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The B5234T2 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5100 rpm and of torque at 2700–4500 rpm. It was only available on Thai market cars.
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The B5234T3 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of 240 PS at 5100 rpm and of torque at 2400–5100 rpm. Model years 1997 and 1998 are equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management, model years 1999 and up are equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management. Also added for the 1999 model year was variable valve timing for the exhaust cam. For model year 2001 and up power output was increased to at 5200 rpm with of torque at 2400–5200 rpm.
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The B5234T4 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 6000 rpm and of torque at 2400–5000 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management.
The 850 R models come with a TD04HL-16T turbo, S70 R and V70 R models come with a TD04HL-18T turbo.
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The B5234T5, sometimes also referred to as B5234FT5, is a 2.3 L straight-five. It is turbocharged and intercooled.
The T-5R has two different ratings for the power output: at 5600 rpm under normal conditions and at 5600 rpm with overboost. It provides of torque at 3000–4800 rpm on cars with a manual transmission and of torque at 2000–5600 rpm on cars with an automatic transmission.
The R has a power output of at 5400rpm and some number of NM.
It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.3 engine management.
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The B5234T6 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 6000 rpm and of torque at 2700–5400 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management.
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The B5234T7 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm and of torque at 2000–5000 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management.
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The B5234T8 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5700 rpm and of torque at 2700–5100 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management.
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The B5234T9 is a 2.3 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5400 rpm and of torque at 2400–5100 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management.
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B5244S

The B5244S is a 2.4 L straight-five. with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated and was offered in two versions with different power levels:
A detuned version with a power output of at 5400 rpm with of torque at 3600 rpm.
An uprated version with a power output of at 6100 rpm, with of torque at 4500 rpm. From model year 2000 on the engine was equipped with intake cam VVT.
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The B5244S2 is a 2.4 L straight-five. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5700 rpm with of torque at 3750 rpm. It features intake cam VVT.
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The B5244S4 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6000 rpm with of torque at 4400 rpm. It features intake cam VVT.
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The B5244S5 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5000 rpm with of torque at 4000 rpm.
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SULEV+ engine variant for California.

B5244S7

SULEV+ engine variant with PremAir for California.
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The B5244SG is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 4500 rpm with of torque at 3750 rpm when using petrol; and at 5800 rpm with of torque at 4500 rpm when using natural gas. This particular engine is a Bi-Fuel variant that is optimized for CNG.
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The B5244SG2 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 4500 rpm with of torque at 3750 rpm when using petrol; and at 5100 rpm with of torque at 4500 rpm when using LPG. This particular engine is a Bi-Fuel variant that is optimized for LPG.
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The B5244T is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5100 rpm with of torque between 1600–5000 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management. The B5244T was also the most common engine used in Volvo police vehicles of that era. Mainly in the 2000 Volvo V70 & V70 XC.
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The B5244T2 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5700 rpm with of torque at 2400 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management.
It was only available with the 5-speed AW50/51AWD automatic gearbox.
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The B5244T3 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 6000 rpm with of torque at 1800-5000 rpm. It features exhaust cam VVT.
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The B5244T4 is a 2.4 L straight-five For the Thai and Malaysian markets. Bore is and stroke is. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm with of torque at 1500 rpm. It features VVT for both the intake and exhaust cams.
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The B5244T5 is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque at 2100 rpm. It features VVT for both intake and exhaust cam. It is equipped with a BorgWarner K24 turbocharger. This engine uses all of the same components as the B5254T4 S60R/V70R engine, aside from the pistons and the fuel injectors.
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The B5244T7 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5700 rpm with of torque between 1800–5000 rpm. It features VVT for exhaust cam. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management.
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The B6244FS is a 2.4 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5800 rpm with of torque at 4400 rpm.
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B5252S

The B5252S is a 2.4 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of 144 hp at 5400 rpm with of torque at 3600 rpm. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management.
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The B5252FS is a 2.5 L straight-five. It is naturally aspirated and it is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management.
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The GB5252S is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5400 rpm with of torque at 3600 rpm when using petrol; and a power output of at 5250 rpm with of torque at 3650 rpm when using natural gas. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management for petrol operation and Necam MEGA for natural gas operation.
This engine was only available with the 4-speed AW50-42LE automatic with three shift modes.
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The GB5252S2 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.0:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5400 rpm with of torque at 3600 rpm when using petrol; and a power output of at 5250 rpm with of torque at 3650 rpm when using natural gas. It is equipped with Siemens Fenix 5.2 engine management for petrol operation and Necam MEGA for natural gas operation. This engine was only available with the 4-speed AW50-42LE automatic with adaptive shift logic.
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The B5254F is a 2.4 L straight-five. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6100 rpm with of torque at 4700 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch LH-3.2/EZ-129K engine management and features V-VIS.
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The B5254FS is a 2.4 L straight-five. It has a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of with of torque at 3300 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch LH-3.2/EZ-129K engine management and features V-VIS.
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The B5254S, sometimes referred to as B5254S LH 3.2 or B5254S M4.4, is a 2.4 L straight-five. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6100 rpm with of torque at 4700 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch LH-3.2/EZ-129K engine management and features V-VIS for model years 1995 and 1996. From model year 1997 on it is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management.
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The B5254T is a 2.4 L straight-five. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output at 5100 rpm, with of torque at 1800–5000 rpm. Compression ratio is 9.0:1. It is equipped with Bosch Motronic 4.4 engine management for model years 1997 and 1998. It is equipped with Bosch ME7 engine management for model year 1999. Boost pressure is limited to.
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The B5254T2 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm with of torque at 1500–4500 rpm.
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The B5254T3 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm with of torque at 1500–4800 rpm. On cars with the AW55-51 automatic transmission, torque is limited in first and second gear. It has VVT and is equipped with Bosch ME 9.0 engine management system. Unlike previous designs, the turbocharger is integral with the exhaust manifold.
Adaptations of this engine were used by Ford, with power levels ranging from 220 PS to 350PS. At Ford the engine was called "Duratec-ST", "Duratec ST" or "Duratec RS".
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Australian delivered Kuga received the B5254T6 motor from 2008-2011.

B5254T4

The B5254T4 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled and equipped with dual VVT. It produces at 5500 rpm with of torque at 2000–5250 rpm with the 6-speed manual transmission; at 6000 rpm with of torque at 1850–6000 rpm with the 5-speed automatic transmission. Cars with the 6–speed automatic transmission were not torque limited.
It is equipped with a BorgWarner K24 turbocharger.
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The B5254T5 is a 2.5 L straight-five. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5500 rpm with of torque between 1800–4020 rpm.
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The B5254T6 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 4800 rpm with of torque at 1500–4500 rpm.
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Not in Australian Mondeo xr5. That received the B5254T3 VVT engine same as the focus xr5.

B5254T7

The B5254T7 is 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5000 rpm with of torque at 1500–5000 rpm. It is equipped with Bosch ME9 engine management. For models with the AW55-51 automatic transmission torque is limited in first and second gear. The turbocharger is still integrated into the exhaust manifold, but is of a different design.
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The B5254T8 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 4800 rpm with of torque at 1500–4500 rpm.
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The B5254T10 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 4800 rpm with of torque at 1700–4800 rpm.
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The B5254T11 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.0:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 4800 rpm with of torque at 1700–4800 rpm.
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The B5254T12 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5400 rpm with of torque at 1800–4800 rpm. The TF-80SD is the only transmission available with this engine.
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The B5254T14 is a 2.5 L straight-five. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. It is turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5400 rpm with of torque at 1800–4200 rpm.
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The B6254FS is a 2.5 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5700 rpm with of torque at 4400 rpm.
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Non-catalyst, leaded-fuel compatible version of the B6254S, for regions with limited availability of unleaded fuel.

2.8

B6284T

The B6284T is a 2.8 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is twin-turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5400 rpm, with of torque at 2000–5000 rpm.
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B6294S

The B6294S is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.3:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5200 rpm with of torque at 4200 rpm.
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The B6294S is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.5:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5200 rpm with of torque at 3900 rpm.
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The B6294T is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It is twin-turbocharged and intercooled with a power output of at 5200 rpm with of torque at 1800–5000 rpm. It features dual VVT.
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The B6304S is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.7:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 5200 rpm with of torque at 4100 rpm.
Fix problem with two different versions having same engine code but different design. Pre MY99 is mechanical throttle, MY99 and onward is with drive by wire. Different power outputs.
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The B6304F1 is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.7:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6000 rpm with of torque at 4300 rpm.
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The B6304S2 is a 2.9 L straight-six.
Engine output was reduced to and by changing the cam profile in favour of emissions regulations. Same camshafts as on the B6254S engine were used.
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The B6304S3 is a 2.9 L straight-six. It has the same bore and stroke as the B6294, but the deciliter number was rounded up. These engines produced at 6000 rpm, and of torque at 4300 rpm.
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The B6304G is a 2.9 L straight-six. Bore is and stroke is with a compression ratio of 10.7:1. It is naturally aspirated with a power output of at 6000 rpm, and of torque at 4300 rpm. It is adapted to run on leaded gasoline as well as lead free gasoline.
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