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

Volvo began manufacture in 1997 of cars model S40, modification of 1.6 Luxury-Line and finished it in 1999. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is assigned to sit 5 person including the driver.

«S40 1.6 Luxury-Line» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front-wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 13 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 185 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 105 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.8 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 6.6 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 8.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 706 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/55HR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to active safety features (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, driver airbags).