VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Comfort-Line · Wagon · 1996 ‐ 1999

From 1996 Volvo launched manufacture of automobiles model V40, modification of 1.8 Comfort-Line and finished it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«V40 1.8 Comfort-Line» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 115 hp at 5500 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car for 11 s to 100 km/h and reach maximum speed of 195 km/h.

Fuel rate is 12 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.7 l, and the average fuel consumption is 8.6 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 698 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/55HR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to active safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, driver airbags).