The film was a huge success: Volvo's red-block engine is the best in the world

Volvo's legendary red block engine finds success 25 years after its closure – on YouTube. The story of the most durable engine in the world, which at the same time won racing competitions, received more than a million viewers.

Volvo produced its last red-block engine in 1998, then took over the sweet-singing five-cylinder engines, before VEA four-cylinder engines went for a penny as of 2017. In just seven years, there will be no more combustion engines in the world. Volvo cars. The red block drive is now a hit on YouTube. The new mini-documentary about the legendary engine became one of Volvo's most watched films of the year, with 1.1 million viewers.

The story begins as early as 1961 when Volvo introduced the B18 engine in the Volvo P1800, although it was not considered a true red-block engine. The B18 was a big step forward and had a crankshaft with five bearings instead of three. Part of the secret behind the unique durability was that the bearings were larger than those found in a truck or a Ferrari V12 engine. In addition, the camshaft was driven by gears rather than a chain or belt. The result was the world's most durable engine, which broke the world record with a mileage of 515,000 miles.

Then came the B20 which was largely the B18 with a larger cylinder diameter. The true red-block engine made its debut in 1975 when the Volvo 240 with the B21 engine was launched. The engine had an overhead camshaft with a timing belt and an aluminum cylinder head instead of iron. Still very durable according to the movie.

According to the film, the pinnacle of the red block era is the 155 hp B21 Turbo that debuted in the Volvo 240 Turbo in 1980 and the 182 hp B23 Turbo that debuted in the Volvo 760 in 1983. Proof of this could be Volvo's red block engine The best engine in the world because it managed to get 240 cars to win assembly line racing events in the ETC and DTM.
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