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The Volvo 66 sprang directly from the DAF 66, which was originally styled by Giovanni Michelotti. The compact car was introduced in August 1975, almost exactly a year after Volvo bought DAF,[1] and before production of the Volvo 300 Series began.

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Volvo 66
An L model with single headlamps
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Cars
Production	1975–1980
Assembly	Netherlands: Born (DAF Born)
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Body style	2-door sedan 3-door estate
Layout	FR layout
Related	DAF 66
Powertrain
Engine	1.1 L B110 OHV I4 1.3 L B130 OHV I4
Transmission	Variomatic
Chronology
Predecessor	DAF 44 DAF 46 DAF 66
Successor	Volvo 300 Series

The Volvo 66 was known for its continuously variable transmission, the Variomatic. The Volvo version of the car was slightly restyled and given larger bumpers compared with those of the original DAF model. Although this was in keeping with Volvo's emphasis on safety, it also increased its cost of production.

The Volvo 66 was available as a two-door saloon and three-door estate, whilst the two-door DAF 66 Coupé was dropped, and therefore was never sold as a Volvo.

The other major features in which the Volvo 66 differs from the DAF 66 are also mostly safety related. It has different seats featuring headrests, a safety steering wheel, steel side-impact bars in the doors, a declutching servo which enabled the driver to change gear with the choke engaged (In the older DAF models this was not possible, because the increased idle caused the centrifugal clutch to engage). The Volvo 66 also has a 'park' mode in the CVT, which locks the driveline. From 1977 the estate version featured a window wiper on the bootlid.

Number produced

Volvo produced roughly 106,000 units of both the saloon and estate 66, and no more than 14,000 were sold in the United Kingdom. The majority were sold in continental Europe rather than in Sweden, where the car was never accepted by Volvo buyers.

Engines

• B110 Renault C-series OHV 1108 cc inline-four, 47 PS (34.6 kW; 46.4 hp)
• B130 Renault C-series OHV 1289 cc inline-four, 57 PS (41.9 kW; 56.2 hp)

Gallery

References

На других языках

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[de] Volvo 66

Als Volvo 66 wurde von Oktober 1975 bis Dezember 1979 der DAF 66 produziert, nachdem Volvo die PKW-Sparte der niederländischen Firma DAF übernommen hatte.

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- [en] Volvo 66

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[fr] Volvo 66

La Volvo 66 est une automobile du constructeur automobile suédois Volvo.

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[it] Volvo 66

La Volvo 66 è un modello della casa automobilistica svedese Volvo prodotto dal 1975 al 1980 e derivato dalla DAF 66, successivamente all'acquisizione del comparto automobili dell'olandese DAF.

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[ru] Volvo 66

В начале 1970-х годов Volvo начала задумываться о расширении модельной линейки за счет производства небольших автомобилей. В итоге в 1972 году Volvo приобрела треть акций Голландской компании DAF Car BV, которая в те годы рассматривалась в качестве ведущего разработчика инновационных небольших автомобилей, где прежде Volvo не была представлена. В итоге в 1975 году, когда фирма DAF Car BV переживала финансовые трудности, Volvo повысила долю участия в легковом отделении DAF с 33 до 75 %, став фактически его владельцем. Новая фирма стала называться Volvo Car BV.

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