VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Europa Prestige · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Volvo launched production in 2003 of cars model S40, modification of 1.8 Europa Prestige and terminated it in 2004. In this automobile can sit 5 people including the driver, it has the body type of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«S40 1.8 Europa Prestige» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 122 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get maximum speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 10.7 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 6 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 7.7 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 780 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/50R16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to active safety features (EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety systems (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags).