Volvo 240 Turbo vs BMW 635 CSI

Volvo 240 Turbo vs BMW 635 CSI at Bathurst 1000, 1985

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Volvo
• 240
• Turbo
• vs
• BMW
• 635
• CSI

[hoooooda]

u told us a reality but when engine(has no turbo) blows and engine(with turbo) doesn't blow and run out of gas this tell us how volvo engine is taugh more than BMW's

[gonbugas]

Man these ARE RACING cars!Of course they´re all modified!The Volvo is faster end of question.If you want to win races start with the fastest car.What make won for years in a row the ETCC in the e80´s? Against V12XJS V8SD1 V8BMW´s.how many cars could keep the pace with those cars-in real life-with a family+luggage-for 1/3 of the price?Ok it´s a Turbo engine!Doesn´t this means a more tech developed car? Early 80´sTURBO ERA!BMW had a turbo late 70´s 2002Turbo(171 hp).

[hoooooda]

i am so amazed about ur comment, u said what i wanna say that they r all modified but in comparison i checked up the final results of this race and i found that BMW 635 csi had blown its engine but volvo was out of fuel so finaly thanx alot gonbugas

[hoooooda]

u have the right point but cauz i love volvo car, i have 740GL so its my no. 1 but it doesn't mean that i hate BMW i like it, it's powerfull

[Hanswurst27278]

Turbo vs NA? OF course the Turbo wins, Duh! Line 'em up stock, see what happens. Still good job, Volvo. I know them Turbo Bricks have potential.

[hoooooda]

thats 4 sure turbo wins but take in cosideration 2.0 turbo VS 3.5 litre there's stand

[alftatraktor]

Volvo 240 goes strong

[benzyeap]

i like volvo 240

[McLarenMercedes]

@revcom301

BMW's 4 cylinder M10/M12 engine was designed in 1961 and also made the list of the 10 best engines of the 20'th century by a car historian.

You see this engine was good enough to be used in Formula 1 in 1982-1987, and it won Brabham the world title in 1983 with Nelson Piquet becoming world champion, scoring the first turbo-title. In 1986 when they were still allowed to use max boost in qualifying Paul Rosche said that the BMW 4 cyl, had over 1400hp on the dyno. From 1,5litres.

[McLarenMercedes]

@revcom301

Yeah, and whereas BMW has won 55 International Engine of the Year awards since 1999 (when this started) and is on top of all manafacturers, Volvo hasn't even won 1 award in any class yet.

Volvo engines are so good they needed PORSCHE to help them design their 5 cylinder in the 90's, and they YAMAHA designed the V8 which they used in the XC90 for a while. In the 80's their cars came with old pushrod Renault engines.

Get real.

[yomonstruo]

good battle

[revcom301]

@v12stuart

Ok.

[v12stuart]

@revcom301 The timing chain on that engine will outlast the car by a factor of 10. They are built very well. The cooling system's major downfall on the bimmer is the mechanical fan easily fixed with an E Fan conversion. I have an M30 in an e34, so long as the cooling system is looked after there are not problems. As for the s38 which was in the M6, the same unfortunately cannot be said.

[revcom301]

@v12stuart

The M30 reliable? It's an interference engine, if that timing chain breaks it lunches the whole thing. Not to mention those uneven cooling issues.

How much was the 635 CSI in the showroom compared to the 240T? Probably twice the price.

"The car as a whole is better. Handles better, has a nicer interior and looks stunning."

Stock, yes.

[v12stuart]

@revcom301 Did Jim Richards not win the 85' championship in a BMW 635???

The BMW is a better car from the factory It has an M30 engine which is seriously reliable, low maintenance and has no lag N/A. The car as a whole is better. Handles better, has a nicer interior and looks stunning. The volvo is ugly. Force the induction on an M30 and they generate a shitload of power with little lag provided its done properly.

On the race track it's totally different, the cars are engineered to the hilt.

[0drunkerd0]

haha vovlo will never make engines as tough as bmws .

[stonerumble]

240grupp-aDOTse

[fix8edfreccia]

apart from the 2002 turbo & the formula 1 engines for brabham in the"turbo era" .... But hey, that was a great clip of some great cars doing some great racing.