VOLVO V40 · 1.8 · Wagon · 1996 ‐ 1999

From 1996 Volvo started manufacture of autos model V40, modification 1.8 and finished it in 1999. This automobile has five doors, the body is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 people total.

«V40 1.8» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 115 hp at 5500 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car in 11 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 195 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 60 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 8.6 liters per 100 km (6.7 l on the track, 12 l in the city), that let you to go nearly 698 km unrefuelled.

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

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as EBD, ABS.