VOLVO 260 Series

Special editions

Volvo 264 Top Executive (1975 to 1981): A limousine version of the 264; many now reside in Germany as they were exported to the former German Democratic Republic for use by the government.options included a telephone and refrigerator. As a representation vehicle, e.g., for the state fleet in Sweden and the GDR, limousines extended by 70 cm were initially manufactured by Bertone in Italy, later in the Yngve Nilsson bodywork factory in Laholm / Sweden. These bore the designation Volvo 264 TE (Top Executive). These vehicles had a special interior made of leather or blue or light Gray noble velour. A third row of seats with two folding seats was located in front of the rear bench seat. Between 1976 and 1984, 335 264 TE cars were sold worldwide. Of these, 135 went to the GDR and two landaulets based on the 264 TE. The Norwegian royal family temporarily used a silver-coloured Volvo 264 TE as a representation vehicle.The overall length was 560 in 220.47 cm  height  56.69 in  (144cm), 

Volvo 262C  luxury coupe made by Volvo. Based on the Volvo 200 Series, the 262C was built by Bertone in Turin with limited production from 1977 to 1981

A completely new engine, the B27E PRV-engine, had been developed for the 264 - a V6 with a displacement of 2.7 litres,   had a displacement of 2664 cc, an aluminium alloy block, and wet cylinder liners. This engine produced 140 bhp (100 kW) for both the 264DL and 264GL. A fuel-injected variant of the V6, the B27F, was introduced to the US in the 1976 260 series. 

The Volvo 264 was powered by a V six-cylinder engine with an initial displacement of 2.7 litres. It was jointly developed by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo. These as " PRV engine the well-known machine was initially offered both as a carburettor engine (B27A) and as an injection engine (B27E). The performance in the 1975 model year was 125 hp (carburettor version) and 140 hp (injection version). Production of the carburetted version ended at the end of the 1980 model year. The B27E got a different intake manifold and camshafts for the 1979 model year. With a slightly higher compression ratio, it now delivered 148 hp. At the start of the 1980 model year, the displacement of the injection version was increased to 2.8 litres and power increased to 155 hp (B28E engine).

Since the V6 engine was originally planned as a V8 unit, the angle of the cylinder banks was 90 degrees, which would have resulted in even firing intervals of 90 degrees in a V8 engine. However, due to the oil crisis in the early 1970s, the number of cylinders in the engine was reduced by two to six during development. With a cylinder bank angle of 90 degrees, unequal ignition angles of 90 and 150 degrees resulted, which led to an impairment of smooth running.

The engine block was made of light metal with inlaid gray cast iron liners. Valve control was via two timing chains. Engine versions based on this engine were also installed in models from Renault (R30, R25, Espace, Alpine), Peugeot (504 Coupé/Cabriolet, 604, 505), Lancia Thema, De Lorean and the Volvo 760 / 780. Although there was enough space under the long bonnet and, in principle, a smooth -running six-cylinder in-line petrol engine would have offered, such was not used in contrast to the previous model Volvo 164.

All models were available with a choice of 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic transmission. Overdrive was also optional on the manual, while a 5-speed manual gearbox was optional on the 264GL and 265GL. in collaboration with Peugeot and Renault.