Re: Volvo 850

[Arun Rao <rao@pixar.com>]

Lee Levitt wrote:
> You may be thinking of the PRV-6, long ago discontinued. A number of years
> ago (15?), Volvo entered into joint development with Peugeot and Renault to
> design a 6 cylinder that made its way into some older 240 series vehicles,
> Peugeots and Renaults. I think this same motor was also used in the Bricklin.

	Don't know about the Bricklin, but the Delorean DMC-12 has that engine
(story goes that Delorean never paid Renault for the engines!), as do
gasoline 760's and Eagle Premiers.  Supposed to be quite a nice engine,
but sensitive to maintenance (sound familiar? :-)

-Arun

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