T5 engine
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'T5' Was a name used by Volvo for high performance, turbocharged, 2.3 and 2.4 litre 5 Cylinder internal combustion engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, initially for use only in Volvo vehicles, but which eventually was used more widely.
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[edit] Technical
The currently manufactured engine is around 2.4 litres. It has 5 cylinders and a double overhead cam valvetrain, is fitted with an intercooled turbocharger and is transversely mounted. The engine 'red lines' at 6500rpm. [1]
[edit] Variants
The same basic engine has been very widely adapted, the engine itself fundamentally merely being a turbocharged version of the standard 2.4 litre engine. The D5 is its closest relative in the diesel world, this being a 2.4 litre 5 cylinder turbocharged diesel engine.
[edit] Performance
The performance of the T5 engine is quite high, and as a result, the amount of power accessible to the driver is limited by the ECU, or Engine Control Unit. The largest amount of power accessible as standard from this engine is on the S60R, which produces around 300bhp.
[edit] Usage
For many years this engine has been used in Volvo vehicles, with the power limited depending on the model. However, most recently the engine has been transferred to the Ford Focus ST, with the power limited to 220bhp. As an illustration of the electronic limitation of the engine's power output, despite the V70 being significantly heavier than the Focus, they both carry the same engine and are limited in such a way that their performance is almost identical.
[edit] Heritage
Earlier volvo models were used for racing with the T5 engine. These were quite successful.
