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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Volvo 480 red vr TCE: Stahlkocher· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Volvo480 TwoTone: Hyperlos· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Volvo 480 Heck: Norbert Schnitzler· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Volvo 480 hatchback: Christian A. Schröder ( ChristianSchd )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 1988 Volvo 480 1.7 ES: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 1989 Volvo 480 1.7 ES SR (31707670215): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
- 7. 1993 Volvo 480 2.0 ES (38901470975): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
- 8. 1994 Volvo 480 GT: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 1995 Volvo 480 Celebration (12660634145): Charlie from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 1995 Volvo 480 Celebration 2.0 (1): Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 11. 1995 Volvo 480 Celebration 2.0: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. K456ACF 1992 Volvo 480 Turbo SR: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
base stats
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.
spec sheet
- built
- 1988–1996
- body
- hatchback
- engine
- 1.7 L–2.0 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 101–121 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 1,117 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
- € 28.722
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
421 are registered in the Netherlands today, #838 of all models. Most common build year: 1995 (136 cars).
19881996
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (13)
- 480 Turbo U9 91
- 480 GT 2.0 I 86
- 480 GT Turbo 60
- 480 S E2 42
- 480 Turbo E2 35
- 480 GT 2.0 I Automatic 29
- 480 Turbo K6 23
- 480 S U9 16
- 480 Turbo 11
- 480 S Automatic E2 10
- 480 S 7
- 480 6
- 480 Turbo Automatic U9 5
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.