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Volvo 240

🇸🇪 Sweden ·1976–1994· estate / wagon / sedan

petrolLPGdiesel

base stats

  • power 153 hptop version
  • popularity 1,881 in NL#471 most common
  • weight 1,396 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1976–1994
body
estate / wagon, sedan
engine
2.0 L–2.5 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
some versions
power
78–153 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,396 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
17–26 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Midsize Station Wagons, Midsize-Large Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,881 are registered in the Netherlands today, #471 of all models. Most common build year: 1991 (223 cars).

19761994

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (30)
  • 240 GL 335
  • 240 297
  • 240 GL U9 214
  • 240 Gle U9 208
  • 240 DL U9 147
  • 240 DL 145
  • 240 GL Automatic 58
  • 240 GL A U9 36
  • 240 Gl.a K6 35
  • 240 GL B6 31
  • 240 GL.K6 30
  • 240 Gle A. U9 27
  • 240 Diesel 20
  • 240 DL Diesel 20
  • 240 Gl.a U9 18
  • 240 DL A U9 17
  • 240 Gle 17
  • 240 Gle Overdrive 17
  • 240 Gle Automatic 16
  • 240 S U9 16
  • 240 GL Grand Luxe 15
  • 240 Gli Overdrive 14
  • 240 GL K6 13
  • 240 Gl.d 12
  • 240 GL D6 Overdrive 10
  • 240 DL Automatic 10
  • 240 Turbo 10
  • 240 GL. K6 9
  • 240 Se U9 9
  • 240 GLT.1 K6 8

🇺🇸 US versions (82)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1993. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
19932402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
19932402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1993240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1993240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
19922402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
19922402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
1992240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2210.7
1992240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
19912402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
19912402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1991240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
1991240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2210.7
19902402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2011.8
19902402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4
19902402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
19902402.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4
19902402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
19902402.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2011.8
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4
1990240 Wagon2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4
1989240 DL/240 GL2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1912.4

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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