Volvo SI6 Engine

The SI6 (Short Inline 6) is a family of straight-six engines developed by Volvo and used by Land Rover and Volvo.

History

Volvo designed the SI6 ("short inline 6") straight-6 automobile engine for use in 2007 models. An evolution of the company's long-used straight-5 Volvo Modular engine, which itself is an evolution of the Volvo B6304 straight six engine, the SI6 can be mounted transversely for front wheel drive or all wheel drive applications. Despite the added cylinder and displacement, the engine remains compact, and is in fact shorter than the previous straight-5. The engine was initially offered in two displacements — a 3.0 L turbocharged version and a 3.2 L naturally aspirated version. Both offered variable cam timing, though only the turbo version varies both the intake and exhaust valves. On top of the variable cam timing used on the intake cam of the naturally aspirated engine it also had variable valve lift by using Cam Profile Switching (CPS).

Production of the Volvo SI6 began at the Ford Bridgend Engine Plant in Wales in May 2006. It was assumed that the engines would be used in European Ford and Jaguar products as well as Volvos.

Nomenclature

The engine codes consist of a series of letters and digits:
* 1st: Fuel type (B) B = Bensin (Petrol)
* 2nd: Number of cylinders (6)
* 3rd & 4th: Approximate displacement in deciliters, may be rounded up or down. (29 ~= 3.0 L)
* 5th: Valves per cylinder (4)
* 6th: Induction method (S/T) S = suction (naturally aspirated), T = turbocharged
* 7th: Engine variant (2/4/5)

Engine codes are not necessarily unique to a specific engine as power levels can vary depending on market, manufacturer and model.

3.0

The straight-six engine is intercooled and turbocharged. Cylinder bore and stroke are with a compression ratio of 9.3:1.

B6304T2

The B6304T2 has a power output of at 5600 rpm, and produces of torque at 1500–4800 rpm.

Applications:
* 2008–2010 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 T6'' or ''S80 T6 AWD''
* 2008–2010 Volvo S80L badged as ''S80L T6'' or ''S80L T6 AWD''
* 2008–2010 Volvo V70 III badged as ''V70 T6'' or ''V70 T6 AWD''
* 2009–2010 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 T6'' or ''XC70 T6 AWD''
* 2009–2010 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 T6'' or ''XC60 T6 AWD''

B6304T4

The ''B6304T4'' has a power output of at 5600 rpm, and produces of torque at 2100–4200 rpm.

Applications:
* 2011–2015 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 T6'' or ''S80 T6 AWD''
* 2011–2015 Volvo V70 III badged as ''V70 T6'' or ''V70 T6 AWD''
* 2011–2015 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 T6'' or ''XC70 T6 AWD''
* 2011–2016 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 T6'' or ''XC60 T6 AWD''
* 2011–2015 Volvo S60 II badged as ''S60 T6'' or ''S60 T6 AWD''
* 2011–2018 Volvo V60 badged as ''V60 T6'' or ''V60 T6 AWD''

B6304T5

The ''B6304T5'' has a power output of at 5250 rpm, and produces of torque at 3000–4750 rpm.

Applications:
* 2014–2016 Volvo S60 II badged as ''S60 Polestar''
* 2015–2016 Volvo V60 badged as ''V60 Polestar''

3.2

The straight-six engine is naturally aspirated. Cylinder bore and stroke are with a compression ratio of 10.8:1.

B6324S

The B6324S has a power output of at 6200 rpm, and produces of torque at 3200 rpm.

Applications:
* 2007–2010 Volvo XC90 badged as ''XC90 3.2''
* 2007–2010 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 3.2'' or ''S80 3.2 AWD''
* 2008–2010 Volvo V70 III badged as ''V70 3.2'' or ''V70 3.2 AWD''
* 2008–2010 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 3.2''
* 2010 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 3.2 AWD''

B6324S2

The B6324S2 has a power output of 228 PS (165 kW; 225 hp) at 6200 rpm, and produces 300 N⋅m (222 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3200 rpm.
Applications:
* 2010 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 3.2''
* 2010 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 3.2''
* 2010 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 3.2''

B6324S4

The B6324S4 has a power output of 241 PS (177 kW; 238 hp) at 6200 rpm, and produces 320 N⋅m (236 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3200 rpm.

Applications:
* 2011–2014 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 3.2''
* –2014 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 3.2''
* –2014 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 3.2''

B6324S5

The B6324S5 has a power output of at 5600 rpm, and produces of torque at 3200 rpm.

In its PZEV version power output is reduced to at ????rpm and produces of torque at ???? rpm.

Applications:
* 2011–2014 Volvo XC90 badged as ''XC90 3.2''
*2011–2014 Volvo S80 II badged as ''S80 3.2''
* 2011–2014 Volvo V70 III badged as ''V70 3.2''
* 2011–2015 Volvo XC70 II badged as ''XC70 3.2''
* 2011–2014 Volvo XC60 badged as ''XC60 3.2''

Applications:
* 2006–2012 Land Rover Freelander 2/LR2

See also

* List of Ford engines
* List of Volvo engines

References

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Straight-six engines
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