VOLVO S40 · 2.0F · Sedan · 2009 ‐ 2010

Volvo started production in 2009 of automobiles model S40, modification of 2.0F and terminated it in 2010. This car has 4 doors, the body is in the form a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 person total.

«S40 2.0F» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders bio-ethanol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 145 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.9 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 5.8 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 55 liters of bio-ethanol, what provides to drive nearly 715 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the maximal quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety features (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety features such as Brake assistant, ABS, ESP, EBD, Traction control.