1987 Volvo 740 Turbo specs
| Curb weight | 1589 kilograms (3503 pounds) |
| Year introduced | 1987 |
| Displacement | 2300 cubic centimeters (2.3 liters / 140 cubic inches) |
| Maximum power | 185 metric horsepower (182 brake horsepower / 136 kilowatts) |
| Maximum torque | 260 Newton-meters (192 pound-feet) |
| Engine location | front-mounted |
| Drive | rear wheel drive |
| 0 to 60 mph | 7.8 seconds |
| 0 to 100 kph | 8.3 seconds |
| Quarter mile | 17.3 s @ 90 mph |
| Top speed | 200 kph / 124 mph |
740 Turbo distance acceleration in feet
| 300 feet | 7.6 s @ 58 mph |
| 1/8 mile | 11.5 s @ 76 mph |
| 1000 feet | 14.7 s @ 84 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 17.3 s @ 90 mph |
| 2000 feet | 22.3 s @ 98 mph |
| 1/2 mile | 26.6 s @ 106 mph |
| 3000 feet | 28.9 s @ 110 mph |
| 3500 feet | 32.0 s @ 115 mph |
| 4000 feet | 34.8 s @ 120 mph |
740 Turbo acceleration times in miles per hour
| 0 - 10 mph | 1.7 s |
| 0 - 20 mph | 3.0 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 3.9 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 4.7 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 5.9 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 7.8 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 10.6 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 14.3 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 18.6 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 23.4 s |
| 0 - 110 mph | 29.0 s |
| 0 - 120 mph | 35.1 s |
740 Turbo acceleration times in kilometers per hour
| 0 - 10 kph | 1.1 s |
| 0 - 20 kph | 2.0 s |
| 0 - 30 kph | 2.8 s |
| 0 - 40 kph | 3.4 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 3.9 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 70 kph | 5.1 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 5.8 s |
| 0 - 90 kph | 6.9 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 8.3 s |
| 0 - 110 kph | 10.1 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 12.2 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 14.6 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 17.3 s |
| 0 - 150 kph | 20.1 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 23.1 s |
| 0 - 170 kph | 26.4 s |
| 0 - 180 kph | 30.1 s |
| 0 - 190 kph | 33.9 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 37.7 s |
740 Turbo distance acceleration in meters
| 100 meters | 7.9 s @ 97 kph |
| 200 meters | 11.4 s @ 122 kph |
| 300 meters | 14.6 s @ 135 kph |
| 400 meters | 17.3 s @ 144 kph |
| 500 meters | 19.7 s @ 150 kph |
| 600 meters | 22.1 s @ 157 kph |
| 700 meters | 24.3 s @ 164 kph |
| 800 meters | 26.5 s @ 171 kph |
| 900 meters | 28.6 s @ 177 kph |
| 1 kilometers | 30.7 s @ 182 kph |
| 1.1 kilometers | 32.6 s @ 187 kph |
| 1.2 kilometers | 34.5 s @ 192 kph |
| 1.3 kilometers | 36.3 s @ 196 kph |
