VOLVO S40 · 2.0 · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Make of automobiles S40, modification of 2.0 started producing by Volvo from 1999 and finished in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S40 2.0» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 9.7 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 205 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 136 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 60 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 km (6.4 liters on the track, 11.9 l in the urban), that allows to go nearly 715 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/55HR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the lot quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to active systems of safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, side, passenger airbags).