Announced in june, the racing engine has been modified and built by volvo. The engine found its way into the motorsports scene for the 2014 2016 australian v8 supercars series as well. The new ceiling is understood to be higher than that given as a guide to teams late last year. Fuel consumption was virtually flat from plane to 30 mph on the v8 380equipped boat and significantly better on all ranges when compared with the boat powered by the 8. Volvo cars to join australian v8 supercars championship. Its compact size improves weight distribution between the front and rear axle. The bmws were also allowed a new splitter and a full dtm specification rear wing.
Note that the v8 380 weighs 926 pounds 1,076 with drive, about 150 pounds, or one crew member, fewer than a big block with comparable horsepower. V8 supercar engine specs i love v8 supercars but the only difference between each car is the driver these days, i still watch it when i can but i wish it was a little less predictable sometimes. The bmws were also allowed a new splitter and a full dtmspecification rear wing. Instead, polestar has taken on the significant engineering challenge of turning a road car engine into a potential bathurst winner.
Volvo entered the series in 2014 with garry rogers motorsport racing the volvo s60. Ever since the line debuted in 1998, the midsize executive sedans continued to evolve with each new model. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2014 v8 supercars championship was an fiasanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. What model volvo will race in the v8 supercars championship. Jan 06, 2014 like 20 newcomers nissan and mercedes, volvo polestar racing which joins the v8 supercars circus in 2014 hasnt chosen the easy option of simply buying a categorysupplied engine.
Volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650 hp volvo s60 that will debut in the 2014 v8 supercars by driving it across the sydney harbour bridge under police escort. Volvo v8, volvo trucks, v8 supercars, super cars, racing, bmw, australia, vehicles, sports scott mclaughlin, first win for volvo supercar polestar racing in perth, may 2014 volvo v8 volvo cars the world race race around the world v8 cars race cars australian v8 supercars hummer the great race. Select up to 3 trims below to compare some key specs and options for the 2014 volvo s60. The longtime holdenaffiliated team will make the switch to volvo bodied racers, with official factory backing from the swedish manufacturer announced this morning at the press launch of the s60 polestar road car in brisbane. The 2014 model comes with a series of visual improvements on the front and rear bumpers as well as multiple technological improvements on the inside and under the hood. Volvo car australia managing director matt braid lifted the covers on the race engine, with volvo car group motorsport technical director martin persson and commercial director alexander murdzevski schedvin in attendance. Like 20 newcomers nissan and mercedes, volvo polestar racing which joins the v8 supercars circus in 2014 hasnt chosen the easy option of simply buying a categorysupplied engine. Volvo and polestar confirm 2014 entry for v8 supercars. Volvo and polestar enters v8 supercars for 2014 youtube. Stock tire sizes are 235 60 on 18 inch rims at the front, and 235 60 on 18 inch rims at the rear. The 20042005 models came with a 6speed manual transmission, or an. The third in the volvo concept series is the 2014 volvo estate concept which made its debut on march 6th, 2014 at the geneva motor show. This is a significant day, said christian dahl, owner of polestar.
Dec 09, 20 polestar was tapped to do their magic on a new engine for volvo s entries in the 2014 australian v8 supercars series, based on their yamahasourced v8. These engines were then transplanted into the volvo s60 v8 supercars. This futuristic and imposing concept wagon is the shooting brake version of the 20 concept coupe, the first concept car in this widely acclaimed and awardwinning series. In 2002, the v8 supercar support event at the indy 300 on the gold coast. V8 supercars fuel volvo car sales boost car news carsguide. Sweden may rank among the worlds happiest countries, but volvo s v8 supercars polestardesigned 5.
By driving it across the sydney harbour bridge under police escort, volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650horsepower volvo s60 that will debut in this years v8 supercars series. Volvo polestar racing are proud to present the v8 engine for the 2014 v8 supercars. The 2014 international v8 supercars championship often simplified to the 2014 v8 supercars championship was an fia sanctioned international motor racing series for v8 supercars. The s60 was to enter the v8 supercars championship in 2014. Features and specs for the 2008 volvo s80 v8 including fuel economy, transmission, warranty, engine type, cylinders, drive train and more. Raced primarily in australia but with a handful of. Stay up to date with the carsguide weekly newsletter. The light weight chassis prpvides a perfect 5050 weight distribution, and allows for a better power to weight ratio than the porsche 911 carrera and audi r8. Volvo cars made its return to australian racing with cyan racing and garry rogers motorsport in the 2014 v8 supercars season with the volvo s60 v8sc. Volvo xc90 gets the stateoftheart v8 powertrain volvo. In 2014 three recs were returned by their owners to v8 supercars and put up for sale. The win on sunday, sell on monday mantra has proven true for volvo and. Volvo s60 v8 supercar breaks cover with 650 hp v8 5.
The swedish company took the motorsport community by surprise two days. Volvo polestar racing v8 supercar driver lineup confirmed. New toyota rav4 owners asked to drive with caution due to. Polestar was tapped to do their magic on a new engine for volvo s entries in the 2014 australian v8 supercars series, based on their yamahasourced v8. The volvo s60 is a compact luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by volvo since 2000. In 2006 it finished 14th in the 2006 speed world challenge season. Volvo performance division polestar is pulling factory support for v8 supercars just three years after its entry to the local racing series at the launch of the s60 polestar production car in 20, it was announced the swedish brand would back garry rogers motorsport grm with a reardrive, yamaha v8 engined version of its mediumsized sedan. These regulations include 18inch wheels, transaxle gearbox and independent rear suspension. Polestar has been volvo car groups global performance and motorsport partner since 1996, and has. Volvo will return to top level australian motorsport in 2014, with two s60 polestar based. Volvo 2014 v8 supercar engine debuts in sydney supercars. The deal, which was announced in june, will see volvo return to aussie tintop racing after an absence of more than a decade and marks the first entry into the category by a factory luxurycar team. Drive is delivered to the rear axle via either a new mm10 sixspeed manual gearbox with uprated ls7 clutch, or a sixspeed auto box.
With a dry weight of 1467kg, the nissan is the lightest car in our. Utilising the resources of volvo, polestar and grm, the volvo polestar racing s60 v8 supercar has been designed and built to v8 supercars new generation regulations. Volvo car australia has confirmed it will start the 2014 v8 supercars championship at the clipsal 500, with two volvo s60styled factorybacked v8. Volvo plans to enter the competitive world of v8 supercars, australias premier touring car series, in 2014 using a racing version of its s60 sedan. This is volvos awesome s60 v8 supercar entry wvideo autoblog. V8 supercars team garry rogers motorsport which this year celebrates its 50th consecutive racing season at the top level will take on the responsibility to produce and race two v8 supercars volvo s60s from 2014.
In the volvos case, its racing engine is a modified version of the. V8 supercar engine specs archive australian ls1 and. Volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650 hp volvo s60 that will debut in the 2014 v8 supercars by driving it across the sydney harbour bridge under police esc. The swedish brand, which joined v8supercars in 2014, is committed to running. Cyan racing, volvo s official racing partner, has announced it will recall the volvo s60 v8 supercar back to. It was the eighteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title. A promotion film i made for polestar and volvo showcasing their new v8 race engine. This car is produced with various petrol and diesel engines, and it is available with both manual and automatic transmission styles. Jun 17, 20 following initial reports a week ago, volvo has now formally announced its participation in the exciting touring car series that is v8 supercars. The supercars championship is a touring car racing category in australia and run as an. Volvo shocks v8 supercars by making quick getaway from the circuit 04 may 2016 update. Volvo reveals engine for its 2014 v8 supercars race car. Feb 11, 2014 sweden may rank among the worlds happiest countries, but volvo s v8 supercars polestardesigned 5.
The 2014 v8 supercars championship will mark 27 years since volvo last raced in the thenaustralian touring car championship. And at the sort of revs at which most driving takes place, around 2000 rmin, no less than 370 nm of torque is at the drivers disposal. During this time, garry rogers motorsport and polestar bored these engines out to 5liters and along with other modifications, increased the power output to 650 hp. Volvo car australia managing director matt braid lifted the covers on the. As the first luxury car brand to enter a factory team in the v8 supercars championship, were. Volvo announces v8 supercars program, using yamaha v8. Jun 16, 20 volvo car group announces it will have an official volvo polestar racing team on the grid in the v8 supercars championship in 2014 and race the volvo s60. Chevy smallblock v8 interchange manual repair manual. The end of the 2014 v8 supercars season is almost upon us, following a cracking and. A little while ago we brought you news that volvo was set to enter the australian v8 supercar series for 2014, making use of the s60. The volvo polestar v8 supercar team will enter the category a year after the introduction of the car of the future control chassis formula, and will join segment stalwarts holden and ford along with the nissan and amg. Volvo will return to top level australian motorsport in 2014, with two s60 polestarbased racers fielded by garry rogers motorsport grm.
Chevy smallblock v8 interchange manual by pierre lafontaine the most complete encyclopedia ever assembled, cataloguing all 1968 to 2000 smallblock chevrolet v8 engines, this manual includes more than 25,000 part numbers, specs, dates, and technical details on engine blocks, heads, valves, crankshafts, camshafts, pistons, manifolds, ignition. The volvo xc90 v8 produces 315 horsepower and its torque the most important characteristic of a v8 engine is a massive 440 nm at 3900 rmin. The volvo emblem and grille sash are set to adorn a pair of s60 v8 supercars in 2014. Scott mclaughlin took a chequered flag at the v8 supercars meeting in perth last month. All v8 supercars championship cars on the grid at the first race of the 20season were built to cotf specifications as will the volvo polestar racing v8supercars in 2014. Im delighted to announce volvos return to motorsport in australia. Volvo on v8 supercars grid in 2014 posted on june 25, 20 volvo will be the first factorybacked luxury car brand on the grid when it lines up with a pair of 5. Volvo polestar racing unveiled its 650 hp volvo s60 that will debut in the 2014 v8 supercars by driving it across the sydney harbour bridge.
Supercars have made several licensed appearances in video games, including in codemasters v8 supercars series in the 2000s and turn 10 studios forza series in the 2010s. For stopping power, the xc90 v8 braking system includes vented discs at the front and discs at the rear. Now polestar racing has unleashed a video showing off the unique noise of its beautifully crafted 5 litre v8 engine packing 650 bhp. What engine will the volvo polestar racing v8 supercar use. The 2014 volvo s80 picks up the legacy left by the previous generation. See more ideas about volvo v8, v8 supercars and volvo. V8 supercars has provided its teams with a firm engine performance benchmark figure following. Polestars volvo is said to be running as much as 30kg of weight in its sump, with the low. With just three weeks left until the season start of the 2014 v8 supercars, volvo polestar racing reveal the engine sound of the new 650 hp v8 racing engine.
Volvo wagon tipped for v8 supercars in 2017 car news carsguide. Volvo has unveiled the engine that will power its two volvo polestar racing s60s in the 2014 v8 supercars championship. As such it has a very architecture including the bmw v8 engine, optional automatic transmission and optional air conditioning. In june 20, volvo announced it would enter the series in 2014 in a. For full details such as dimensions, cargo capacity, suspension, colors, and brakes, click on a specific s60 trim. The 2014 best supercars, exotics and best drivers cars were once again an impressive bunch. Volvo polestar racing has unveiled its volvo s60 race car that will debut in the 2014 v8 supercars championship by driving it across the worlds most famous coathanger the sydney harbour bridge. The engine block is also used for the yamaha f300v8, f350v8, and xto offshore outboards. The first race of the 2014 v8 supercars season is the clipsal 500, taking place in the australian city of adelaide from february 27 to march 2. Preseason test, sydney motorsports park, eastern creek, new south wales, feb 15 event 1, clipsal 500 adelaide, south australia, feb 27mar 2. Volvo car group volvo cars announces it will have an official volvo polestar racing team on the grid in the v8 supercars championship in 2014 and race the volvo s60. Volvo shocks v8 supercars by making quick getaway from the. It was the sixteenth running of the v8 supercars championship and the eighteenth series in which v8 supercars have contested the premier australian touring car title.
Volvo polestar racing has unveiled the s60 racecar which will take part in this years v8 supercars championship. Produced filmed and edited by fredrik jonsson redhouse media. Now polestar racing has unleashed a video showing off the unique noise of its beautifully crafted 5 litre v8 engine packing 650 bhp volvo could have chosen the easy route and picked an engine supplied from the usa, as both ford and holden do, but instead. Volvo shocks v8 supercars by making quick getaway from the circuit polestar machinery set to leave v8 supercars for 2017. Honed on the track to excel on the road, vantage gt available in coupe or roadster form delivers a power hike to 430bhp at 7,300rpm. This wingwearing wagon with turbo fourcylinder power is volvos secret supercar for 2017. The new volvo polestar racing v8 supercars will be on the grid for the first raceof the v8 supercars championship 2014 season. Owned by christian dahl, cyan is polestars official motorsport partner, developing and supplying the 5. This is volvos awesome s60 v8 supercar entry wvideo. Volvo polestar racing will enter two s60 sedans in the v8 supercars series for 2014. Please follow the instructions below to enable javascript in your browser.
Check out the latest volvo s80 features and specs at car and driver, including safety and warranty information. Volvo polestar reveals new v8 supercars engine autoblog. Police specification models came about through volvos extensive work. Volvo s60 v8 supercar makes its debut in sydney volvo. At the top end and the clear winner for the year is the koenigsegg one. Volvo joins australias v8 supercars series wvideo autoblog. Volvo competed in the v8 supercars championship with two rear wheel drive.
Volvo v8 supercars and engines recalled to sweden speedcafe. Volvo s60 v8 supercar makes its debut in sydney volvo cars. From 2011 to 2014, an online championship, sanctioned by supercars, was contested on iracing. The xc90 model is a car manufactured by volvo, sold new from. Jun 25, 20 volvo on v8 supercars grid in 2014 posted on june 25, 20 volvo will be the first factorybacked luxury car brand on the grid when it lines up with a pair of 5. The 650 hp volvo polestar racing v8 supercars engine youtube.
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