Talk:Volvo 440/460
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The article states: "Early cars were available in GL, GLE and GLT trims. The GL trim level was basic; GLE was plush; and GLT was the 'luxury' trim level." I don't think this is correct. I live in Europe and my 440 from 1989 is a GL with carburettor. All the GLE models I know of use injection (The E is from German which means Einspritzung=Injection). Maybe GLT is the Turbo version. Not many people in Europe would go for a turbo version of this car model at that period of time. Some people went for the GLE version just to avoid dealing with a manual choker. The manual of my car states three different models: carburetted, injected or turbo. It also mentions extras that are optional/luxury for all models: catalytic converter, antilocking brakes, central door locking, power steering, and other things. The manual states and demonstrates that you get the most horsepower without the most expensive extra equipment: a catalytic converter, and that you will run best on 98 octane leaded. You could choose if you wanted the extras and pay a lot more, or just get a good car without the extras and save a lot of your money. I'm not really sure if that GLx has anything to do with the luxury level in that way. Maybe USA had different versions of this car.
In the UK, both the original 440 GL and GLE were available with carburettor and single-point fuel injection. However, the GLT was only available with multi-point injection. "Turbo" was a separate trim level.
GLE was a higher trim level than GL, both badges being common to several models of Volvo of the period. GLT was considered higher still, but (particularly on the 440) it had a sporty edge.
The Volvo 400 series was not sold in the USA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.247.83.33 (talk) 14:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with Volvo 440
The article for the Volvo 460 mentions that the car is essentially a 440 with a different tail end. I'm proposing to merge the two articles as there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two. Alastairward (talk) 21:05, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
- Merge done, let me know if anything is badly out of place Alastairward (talk) 09:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
