VOLVO S40 · 1.6 Comfort-Line · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Volvo launched manufacture from 1997 of cars type S40, modification of 1.6 Comfort-Line and terminated it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«S40 1.6 Comfort-Line» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 105 hp at 5500 rmp, allowing you to speed up the auto in 13 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 60 l of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel rate is 8.5 l per 100 km (6.6 liters on the highway, 11.8 liters in the city), what allows to go nearly 706 km without refueling.

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

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, driver airbags).