The 300 series was the distinction of having the gearbox mounted on the rear axle (which was the De Dion type tubes), with two-liter models have the drive shaft enclosed in a "torque tube". The gearbox mounted at the rear helped weight distribution but resulted in an exceptionally high transmission tunnel, especially when compared with competitors before then-contemporary-wheel drive such as the Ford Escort Mk III and the Opel Kadett E / mK. Vauxhall Astra II.
Overall, the 300 series was considered heavy and unrewarding to drive, but reliable and safe by the standards of his time. However, the early versions 360GLT have been well considered by many enthusiastic drivers, with the unusual location gearbox providing good weight distribution and balance and exceptionally good traction.
Motors
The 300 series has a choice of three petrol engines: a 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0-liter. The B14 1.4 liter was a Renault Series C unit push OHV, and for 360 there was the B200 2.0-liter engine from the Volvo 240 with outputs ranging from 95 hp (71 kW ) to 112 hp (84 kW).
New Renault F-Series 80 hp (60 kW) 1.7 liter gasoline (designated B172) was introduced in the 340 during the late 1984 facelift wide, with a version of the 340 sedan, which was only available with the new engine.
Volvo 360 GLT 1987 and 1988
A diesel engine development 340 55 hp (41 kW), was only available in certain markets and was added to the 340 models in 1986. This was a Renault diesel F-series such as gasoline 1.7, and was available with a 1.6-liter turbo not only. These diesel models have never been offered in the United Kingdom.
However, they were available as right hand drive in Ireland. Volvo has also experimented with LPG, a characteristic that has been made available in 1979 with the Volvo 343 and 345, but they were limited in the availability of LPG.
Top Gear
Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson has a long hatred for the Volovo 340. In one episode in 1992, as a preamble to a test drive of the Volvo 850, then again, he destroyed a mill in a scrap. студентов