VOLVO S40 · 2.0 Comfort-Line · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1999

Volvo launched production from 1996 of automobiles type S40, modification 2.0 Comfort-Line and terminated it in 1999. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to fit 5 passengers total.

«S40 2.0 Comfort-Line» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can speed up for 9.7 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 205 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 140 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.8 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 6.8 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 9 l per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what allow you to drive roughly 667 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 195/55HR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the many quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.