Nonsense report - the 262 was every bit as much of a highway cruiser as anything American of the day. Obviously know nothing about these cars..Thumbs down.
Volvo 262 was the worst Volvo ever: a sort of a miscarriage in style and also in mechanics. In origin it was projected for having an V8 engine, however after the '73 crisis, they simply cut off 2 cylindres making an inappropriate V6 with 90 degrees. A loud and also dursty engine with not enough power for this too heavy and unconfortable machine, moreover with no overdrive at all. It was a failure having no success in the European market. David Bowie's car is way overrated only because of his well known owner
A 4-speed manual with electric overdrive was one of the 2 available transmissions. The other was the 3-speed BW55 automatic, which is the one I had on my 264GL. With the standard 3.54 rear end the PRVV6 turned 2975 RPM's at 60mph. - much less than that if you had the electric overdrive unit. I can assure you that at highway speeds you could barely hear that V6 turning. And with 22mpg (with the automatic) at 100km it was far from thirsty in relation to other vehicles available at that time. :)
@@bobjohnson205 : It's possible. Anyway I had the normal 4 door limousine (normal roof) with an AG with a far too short 4th gear. At 160 km it was loud as the hell and thirsty too. The aerodinamic's were like having a Cathedral on wheels: totally unfitting for a modern car
@@marcob4630 Than you're talking about a different car in your original comment - not the 262C. Like comparing apples with hand grenades! Btw, it is more than possible. I owned that 264GL for more than 13 years. So, I know the specs and driving characteristics of that car and the 262C - same engine and transmissions - like the back of my hand. Stay safe.
@@bobjohnson205 For sure I hadn't a Bertone Coupé 262C, but the common limousine (240) however with the exact same engine and power. The first two door one (262C) was extremly rare in Switzerland , also because of his impossible and ugly roof. The common name for this strange car was the "Freaky Volvo".
@@marcob4630 Sounds like you had a 264 sedan - as I did. You shouldn't post negative comments on a vehicle that you didn't own. As I wrote earlier the 262C came with either a 4 speed manual WITH electric overdrive or a 3 speed Borg-Warner automatic - whichever the buyer ordered. So, for you to write that no overdrive was available on that model is incorrect. You should edit your first post to correct that. Stay safe. :) Btw, both transmissions with the PRV V6 made the car a very smooth and quiet vehicle. A real highway cruiser. I know, because I owned one for over 13 years!
Nonsense report - the 262 was every bit as much of a highway cruiser as anything American of the day. Obviously know nothing about these cars..Thumbs down.
I agree. I owned a 264GL and it was a great highway car! Smooth and comfortable on long highway trips.
Volvo 262 was the worst Volvo ever: a sort of a miscarriage in style and also in mechanics. In origin it was projected for having an V8 engine, however after the '73 crisis, they simply cut off 2 cylindres making an inappropriate V6 with 90 degrees. A loud and also dursty engine with not enough power for this too heavy and unconfortable machine, moreover with no overdrive at all.
It was a failure having no success in the European market. David Bowie's car is way overrated only because of his well known owner
A 4-speed manual with electric overdrive was one of the 2 available transmissions. The other was the 3-speed BW55 automatic, which is the one I had on my 264GL. With the standard 3.54 rear end the PRVV6 turned 2975 RPM's at 60mph. - much less than that if you had the electric overdrive unit. I can assure you that at highway speeds you could barely hear that V6 turning. And with 22mpg (with the automatic) at 100km it was far from thirsty in relation to other vehicles available at that time. :)
@@bobjohnson205 : It's possible. Anyway I had the normal 4 door limousine (normal roof) with an AG with a far too short 4th gear. At 160 km it was loud as the hell and thirsty too. The aerodinamic's were like having a Cathedral on wheels: totally unfitting for a modern car
@@marcob4630 Than you're talking about a different car in your original comment - not the 262C. Like comparing apples with hand grenades! Btw, it is more than possible. I owned that 264GL for more than 13 years. So, I know the specs and driving characteristics of that car and the 262C - same engine and transmissions - like the back of my hand. Stay safe.
@@bobjohnson205 For sure I hadn't a Bertone Coupé 262C, but the common limousine (240) however with the exact same engine and power. The first two door one (262C) was extremly rare in Switzerland , also because of his impossible and ugly roof. The common name for this strange car was the "Freaky Volvo".
@@marcob4630 Sounds like you had a 264 sedan - as I did. You shouldn't post negative comments on a vehicle that you didn't own. As I wrote earlier the 262C came with either a 4 speed manual WITH electric overdrive or a 3 speed Borg-Warner automatic - whichever the buyer ordered. So, for you to write that no overdrive was available on that model is incorrect. You should edit your first post to correct that. Stay safe. :)
Btw, both transmissions with the PRV V6 made the car a very smooth and quiet vehicle. A real highway cruiser. I know, because I owned one for over 13 years!