VOLVO S40 · 2.0 · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1999

Make of autos S40, modification 2.0 manufactured by Volvo from 1996 and closed in 1999. In this car can fit 5 people total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«S40 2.0» automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 140 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto for 9.7 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 205 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 60 l of petrol, thereby when normal fuel rate is 9 liters per 100 km (6.8 l on the suburban, 12.8 l in the city), what allows drive nearly 667 km unrefueled.

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

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (side, driver airbags).