240

The 240 was available in a sedan with both a two or four-door and even a station wagon option. Most 240s were given Volvo's own red block, 2.0-2.3 L 4-cylinder engines. In spite of its non-sporting image, the Volvo 240 was a successful competitor in the touring race circuit in the 1980s. Especially, with the turbo 240. However, If any of your 240 variants need some tuning up, having a Volvo 240 service manual can prove to be helpful.

Volvo produced a 505 evolution version of the 240 Turbo with a larger turbocharger among other various performance modifications in 1983. All 500, except for one car which was returned to Sweden, were stripped of their GpA homologation parts and sold as standard road vehicles. This loophole was permissible under the Group A regulations, the cars only having to have been made and not necessarily sold. Nevertheless, other teams still protested until Volvo was able to produce proof that the 500 vehicles had indeed been manufactured.

Despite all the controversy, the 240 Turbo proved to be a successful competitor and even won the Zolder round of the in 1984 European Touring Car Championship. Under the hood, these babies pack a punch. Its turbocharged 2.1 L engine produced approximately 350 hp (261 kW;355 PS). Although it was a large vehicle and lacked the agility of its competitors, it was fast in a straight line roughly 162 mph and proved to be reliable.

The Eggenberger Motorsport team had the highest success out of these teams. In the 1984 European Touring Car Championship, the Swedish team, Sportpromotion, won the EG Trophy race at Zolder circuit and rapidly followed that with an additional win in the 500 km del Mugello. By 1985, Volvo had contracted Swiss engine wizard Reudi Eggenberger, to run its team. Eggenberger Motorsport team included drivers, Gianfranco Brancatelli and Thomas Lindström, who won the 1985 ETCC outright.

In 1986, Eggengerger turned to racing Ford Sierras. Forcing Volvo to search for a replacement for him. In the end, they signed Belgian based team RAS Sport to be its factory ""works"" team in the ETCC. The team was competitive in 1986, taking wins at Hockenheim, Brno, and Zolder. Around the world, other teams were also racing the Volvo 240T with varying degrees of success.

Volvo withdrew from auto racing in 1986 season. Volvo did not return to touring car racing until the 850 model and the creation of super touring racing in the early 1990s.

Due to its reliability and durability, the 240T and 240 have been used the world round for various forms of auto racing. And can still be found on racetracks, streets, and dirt roads doing what it does best ─ winning. So, if you ever need to tune your 240, check out a Volvo 240 workshop manual to make sure you do it right the first time around.