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Volvo 245

🇸🇪 Sweden ·1974–1993· estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1975 Volvo 245 DL wagon front -- 07-15-2010: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. 1975 Volvo 245 DL Automatic (53058573342): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1975 Volvo 245 DL Automatic (53059639263): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1975 Volvo 245 DL wagon -- 09-05-2011 front: IFCAR· Public domain
  5. 5. 1975 Volvo 245 DL wagon rear -- 07-15-2010: IFCAR· Public domain
  6. 6. 1975-1978 Volvo 245 DL station wagon (2011-03-10) 02: OSX· Public domain
  7. 7. 1976 Volvo 245 DL Station Wagon (3816282461): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1976 Volvo 245 DL Station Wagon (3817094936): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1977 Volvo 245 DL (16464222886): Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1977 Volvo 245 DL (8805215064): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1977 Volvo 245 Estate (6547295133): Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. 1978 Volvo 245 DL Automatic rear: Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
Volvo 245, photo 1 of 12
1/12 IFCAR· Public domain

base stats

  • power 185 hptop version
  • efficiency 165 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 661 in NL#703 most common
  • weight 1,433 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
1974–1993
body
estate / wagon
engine
2.0 L–2.4 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
80–185 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,433 kg
fuel use
6.9 L/100 km
CO₂
165 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
—

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

661 are registered in the Netherlands today, #703 of all models. Most common build year: 1979 (103 cars).

19741993

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

names it's registered under (14)
  • 245 DL 222
  • 245 GL 155
  • 245 101
  • 245 L 45
  • 245 DL Automatic 38
  • 245 GL Automatic 29
  • 245 Gle Overdrive 13
  • 245 273 11
  • 245 GL D6 Overdrive 11
  • 245 Turbo 9
  • 245 GL.D6 8
  • 245 T 8
  • 245 Gli Overdrive 6
  • 245 Gle 5

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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