| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:car_model 
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                                | gptkbp:assemblyLocation | gptkb:Ghent,_Belgium gptkb:Kalmar,_Sweden
 gptkb:Halifax,_Canada
 gptkb:Torslanda,_Sweden
 
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                                | gptkbp:award | gptkb:European_Car_of_the_Year_(1975,_3rd_place) 
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                                | gptkbp:bodyStyle | gptkb:station_wagon gptkb:sedan
 
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                                | gptkbp:designer | gptkb:Jan_Wilsgaard 
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                                | gptkbp:engineType | inline-6 inline-4
 
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                                | gptkbp:fuelType | diesel petrol
 
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                                | gptkbp:layout | FR layout 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Volvo_Cars 
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                                | gptkbp:market | global 
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                                | gptkbp:marketedAs | gptkb:Volvo_260 gptkb:Volvo_240
 
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                                | gptkbp:motorsportDiscipline | gptkb:European_Touring_Car_Championship gptkb:Australian_Touring_Car_Championship
 gptkb:Group_A_Touring_Car_Racing
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | rear-wheel drive boxy design
 long production run
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | safety durability
 motorsport success
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableVariant | gptkb:Volvo_240_Turbo gptkb:Volvo_242
 gptkb:Volvo_244
 gptkb:Volvo_245
 
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                                | gptkbp:owner | gptkb:Swedish_police families
 taxi companies
 
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                                | gptkbp:platform | gptkb:Volvo_200_Series_platform 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Volvo_140_Series 
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                                | gptkbp:productionEndYear | 1993 
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                                | gptkbp:productionStartYear | 1974 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedModel | gptkb:Volvo_260_Series 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Volvo_850 gptkb:Volvo_700_Series
 
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                                | gptkbp:totalProduced | 2,862,573 
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                                | gptkbp:transmission | gptkb:manual automatic
 
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                                | gptkbp:wheelbase | 2640 mm 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Jan_Wilsgaard gptkb:Volvo_240_DL
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Volvo 240 Series 
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