VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Luxury-Line · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Production modification 1.8 Luxury-Line of automobile models S40 was started in 1999 by Volvo, and lasted until 2000. The weight of the car is 1.2 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«S40 1.8 Luxury-Line» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 122 horsepower at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle in 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h and reach ceiling speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel rate is 11.5 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.3 liters, and the average fuel rate is 8.2 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what lets to drive roughly 732 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/55HR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (side, passenger, driver airbags).