VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Luxury-Line · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Model of automobiles S40, modification 1.8 Luxury-Line manufactured by Volvo in 1999 and closed in 2000. This automobile has 4 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, that allows a seat 5 person in sum.

«S40 1.8 Luxury-Line» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed automatic transmission. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 122 horsepower at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto for 11.5 s to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 195 km/h.

Fuel rate is 12.3 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 6.9 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 675 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/55HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe car. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.