VOLVO S40 · 1.9 D Europa Sports · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

Volvo launched manufacture from 2002 of autos type S40, modification 1.9 D Europa Sports and closed it in 2003. In this auto can sit 5 people including the driver, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 1.9 D Europa Sports» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «common rail system» can generate output 102 horsepower at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 12 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 7.5 liters in the city mode of driving, on the highway 4.2 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 5.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 60 l of diesel, what lets to go roughly 1112 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/60R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to active safety (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).