Hello, I’m not an expert in this field, but I tried to find out with the help of photos whether the new GTDI 2.0 is a real Volvo engine. Volvo had developed a modular 4.5.6 cylinder engine family with the help of Porsche Weissach at the beginning of 1990 such as the 6 Zyl in the 960/S80I, 5 Zyl in the 850/S40II/V50/S60/S80/etc., 4 Zyl in the S40I/V40 (e.g. T4). Also the D5 diesel and the new i6 (built by Ford in Bridgend/Wales) use the same base block. De r i6 also has some Ford elements (e.g. control chain). picture1.jpg (GTDI 2.0) reveals at first glance a typical Volvo engine identity: the block is slightly tilted to the side (see above both camshafts opposite engine cover). picture2.jpg shows the inclination of a Volvo 5 cylinder. This inclination is also present with old pre-Porsche/Weissach Volvo engines, e.g. 4 Zyl in 240. The inclination ensures that the piston always “stitches” at one particular side and at the o Ford/Mazda engines, on the other hand, are installed straight from the candles. picture3.jpg shows the 1.8 in my V50 which corresponds to the Ford (Mazda) Duratec HE. Pre-Mazda Ford engines are also installed straight from the candles. With Ford engines the same effect is achieved because the conrod is not exactly attached to the center of the piston. This is not visible with the naked eye and there should have been hobbyists who did not pay attention to it when disassemblying/assemblying their engine. et haben 😉 bild4.jpg (GTDI 2.0) shows, however, that Volvo has operated on the base block of the Duratec HE and thus breaks with the modular 4.5.6 Zyl Porsche/Weissach Volvo engine blocks. This can be seen precisely from the ribs compared to a real Ford/Mazda 4 Zyl block (fig.5.jpg). The modular 4.5.6 Zyl Volvo blocks, on the other hand, have right-angled ribs (fig.6.jpg: 5Zyl 850, fg.7.jpg: 5Zyl, fg.8.jpg: D5). The oil tank, on the other hand, does not seem to come from the Duratec HE but rather from v On Volvo. Has Volvo borrowed the base block from Ford, developed its own cylinder head, fitted a different oil pan and installed the engine inclined because of other conrods/pistons? The Duratec HE is not a bad engine (the base block is very light), but the block is not modular! In other words, Volvo cannot easily develop a 5 or 6 Zyl version from this engine. For this, the block is optimized especially for the 4 Zyl configuration, which is the smooth running, the weight of the engine. However, can Volvo continue to use this block without expensive license payments to Ford, as Volvo is now part of Geely? Does anyone know more? Greetings, Patrick