I just encountered my first 740. i have a little 240 exposure,(own an old 242) but have never owned, driven in or worked on a 740. I was struck by the massive size of the car. Can anyone tell me, how much does the 4 door sedan weigh?

here in england my 745 2 litre estate on 1991 plate is 1300 kg or 2900lbs.
just weighed it yesterday on weigh bridge at local hualage firm.

no aircon but full tank of petrol.

For future reference, go to edmunds.com > used cars > appraise > volvo > 1990 > find your 7xx model.

Hmmm. Odd. My '90 740GLE with all the same features except standard everything, automatic transmission and sunroof, full tank of gas, no wheel covers, came in at 3,318 US pounds last year. This is by an Air Movement scale the Air Force uses to weigh vehicles for air shipment. Color me puzzled.

Yes, I actually paid a place (Dept. of Commerce in NYC) to weigh my vehicle when I was fixing up and transferring the title from my parents to my own name. The weight of a 1990 740 with the following:

"Would that be a European 740, or an African 740? You see a European 740 couldn't possible carry a coconut."
(As plagiarized from Life of Brian)

"(As plagiarized from Life of Brian)"

Wouldn't that be from "The Holy Grail" movie? Probably both. But i remember it from the Bridge of Death scene in the Grail flick.

To stay on topic, the curb wieght of my F250 Ford Truck is something like, 4500lbs. Hmmm.
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80 262C Coupe- (FSO black, M46, original) 82 244GLT- (auto)

hmmm, my chevy is like 6200 mostly unladen...and I have shaved at least 2300 off it too!

Brickwise, my 740 may or may not be heavier than my 240 was, but it is twice as nimble. The front end of the 740 uses lighter construction. My diesel has an aluminum hood as well...probably to make up for the giant battery.

Lots of info, thanks to you all.

About 4000 lbs / 1800 kgs.

You can download/view the User-Manual via this link

Noel

That's a great link. Something to bookmark.

BTW, you can collect the curb weights from there too.
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Norm Cook Vancouver BC; 1989 745T 200,000KM

A 740 does not weight 2 tons - at least not empty. As crazy_brick stated, 3200-3400 lbs is where it's at.

Back to JCM ... it's really not that much larger than a 240. It is a tad wider, and the box shape does make it look bigger, however.

-- Kane
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Blossom II -'91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles -'74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup -'86 245GL/AW70
The Wayback Machine -'64 P220/M40 ... The ParaBox -'90 745GL/AW70

The Haynes Manual gives the following kerb weights:

740- 1270 to 1460kg

760- 1330 to 1500kg

I think most models are somewhere close to the upper weight figure :)

Observation: Although the 700 is bigger than the 200 it doesn't drive like a big car. All of the 200s I have driven (I loved them dearly) have been like lorries!
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Volvo For Life. And then some- 1990 745 SE, Aka 'The Volvo'

Here's the specifications-page from my 85 740 GLE manual

Noel

From Google ...
Definitions of Gross vehicle weight (GVW) on the Web:

"The total weight of a vehicle including all of its contents and passengers."

"Weight of vehicle, including payload."

"The unladen weight of a vehicle plus the weight of the load carried of that vehicle."

"Means the maximum authorized total weight of a vehicle, including its load."

"The weight of the vehicle including driver, passengers, optional and aftermarket equipment, and all cargo."


Where as curb weight ...

Definitions of Curb weight on the Web:

"The empty weight of a vehicle full of fuel and all fluids. Curb weight does not include passengers or payload."

"Weight of vehicle with full gas tank and no passengers or cargo."

"The weight of an empty vehicle, without cargo and driver and passengers, but including maximum amounts of fuel, oil, coolant and standard equipment, including the spare tire and tools."

"Weight of the vehicle with a full gas tank and no passengers or cargo."


-- Kane
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Blossom II -'91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles -'74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup -'86 245GL/AW70
The Wayback Machine -'64 P220/M40 ... The ParaBox -'90 745GL/AW70

OK - I stand corrected :)

BTW - where did you get the 'curb weight' spec for the 740 ?

Noel

Try this website:
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/1,1607,7-127-1631_8849_8864-30109--,00.html

Lists vehicle base prices back to 1984, but also lists the vehicle weight.

Listings from 1989
Volvo 240 DL Sedan/Manual Transmission 2,919
Volvo 740 GL Sedan/Manual Transmission 2,985
Volvo 760 GLE Sedan 3,303

Dan

3200-3400 lbs depending on the options that were put on the car. Ie turbo's weigh more than a GL. Hope this helps.

Tim