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Volvo M66

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Volvo M66 is a manual gearbox from Volvo. The Society has 14 vehicles on file with it, 13 with a source we opened and 1 still leads.

Volvo

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Volvo C30 P1
6-speed manual (certain markets)
[1]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[2]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[3]
20106 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[4]
20116 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[5]
20126 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[6]
20136 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C30 P1
6-speed manual (the US 2008 manual shows 6-speed only)
[citation needed]
MY20086 speed, reverse bottom rightLead
Volvo C70 2nd gen
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[7]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo C70 2nd gen
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[8]
20106 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo S40 2nd gen
6-speed manual (certain markets only)
[9]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo S60 1st gen
6-speed manual (option on certain models)
[10]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo S60 R P2
6-speed manual
[11]
20046 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo V50
6-speed manual (certain markets only)
[12]
20096 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated
Volvo V50
6-speed manual
[13]
20106 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (1)
  • Wikipedia gives no per-year or per-market split; owner's manual opened earlier does not name the gearbox. FWD cars M66W, AWD M66C per Wikipedia S40 article.

References

  1. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 uses 6-speed manual (Getrag M66). [link]
  2. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 2006-2013 uses 6-speed manual. [link]
  3. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 2006-2013 uses 6-speed manual. [link]
  4. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 2006-2013 uses 6-speed manual. [link]
  5. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 2006-2013 uses 6-speed manual. [link]
  6. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C30 infobox: 6-speed Getrag M66 manual; engine table T5 2006-2013 uses 6-speed manual. [link]
  7. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C70 (2nd gen) infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual. [link]
  8. Wikipedia. Wikipedia C70 (2nd gen) infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual. [link]
  9. Wikipedia. Wikipedia S40 (2nd gen) infobox lists 6-speed Volvo/Getrag M66 manual; text says transmission is developed with Getrag at Volvo's Koping plant. [link]
  10. Wikipedia. Wikipedia S60 infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual (used in R and T5 variants). [link]
  11. Wikipedia. Wikipedia S60 engine table: S60 R 6-speed manual (B5254T4) 2004-2007; infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual. [link]
  12. Wikipedia. Wikipedia V50 infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual. [link]
  13. Wikipedia. Wikipedia V50 infobox lists 6-speed Volvo M66 manual; S40 article says US 6-speed was V50 AWD R-Design in 2006, 2007 and 2010. [link]
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