T5 is a name used by Volvo for high performance, turbocharged, 2.3 and 2.5 litre 5 cylinder internal combustion engines initially for use only in Volvo vehicles, but which eventually was used more widely.
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Technical
The currently manufactured engine is around 2.5 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]
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.
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.
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 222bhp. 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.
The T5 engine has been used in: Also used in the ford smax B5234FT 5 cylinder, 2.3L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, [[Motronic] ECU (Engine_Control_Unit) controlled from 225 hp (166kW) Volvo 850 T-5 or Turbo between 1994 and 1996, 225 hp sport sedan or estate
B5234T1 5 cylinder, 2.3L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, [[Motronic] ECU (Engine_Control_Unit) controlled 225 (166kW) Volvo 850 T-5 or Turbo 1997, 225 hp sport sedan or estate
B5234T3 5 cylinder, 2.3L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, 236hp Volvo C70 T5 Sporty Coupe luxury car Volvo S70 T5 mid-size luxury car Volvo S60 T5 (247-257 hp) compact executive car
B5234T4 5 cylinder, 2.3L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, [[Motronic] ECU (Engine_Control_Unit) controlled 250 (184kW) Volvo 850 R 1995, sport sedan or estate
B5234T5 5 cylinder, 2.3L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, [[Motronic] ECU (Engine_Control_Unit) controlled 240 (177kW) Volvo 850 T 5-R 1995, sport sedan or estate Volvo 850 R 1995, sport sedan or estate
B5244T3 5 cylinder, 2.4L, 4 valves per cylinder, light pressure turbo Volvo S60 2.4T/AWD (197 hp) compact executive car
B5254T 5 cylinder 2.5L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, 193 hp Volvo 850 AWD only sport estate
B5254T2 5 cylinder 2.5L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo Volvo S80 2.5T / AWD (208 hp) luxury executive car Volvo S70 T5 / GLT (190 hp) mid-size luxury sedan Volvo XC90 2.5T (208 hp) Mid-size crossover SUV Volvo XC70 2.5T (208 hp) Mid-size crossover wagon Volvo V70 2.5T (197-208 hp) Mid-size luxury wagon
B5254T3 5 cylinder, 2.5L, 4 valve per cylinder, turbo, 218hp Volvo S40 Second generation (P1 platform), T5 / T5 AWD entry-level luxury car Volvo V50 (C1 Platform) T5 / T5 AWD entry-level luxury car Volvo C30 FWD Hatchback Volvo C70 (P1 platform) T5 FWD convertible (advertised as 227hp)
B5254T4 5 cylinder, 2.5L, 4 valves per cylinder, turbo, 300hp Volvo S60 R trim AWD mid-size luxury sedan Volvo V70 R trim AWD mid-size executive car station wagon (not complete)
Heritage
Earlier Volvo models were used for racing with the T5 engine. These were quite successful.
