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

Type of cars S40, modification of 2.0 Luxury-Line began manufacture by Volvo in 1996 and terminated in 1999. In this car can fit 5 men including the driver, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons.

«S40 2.0 Luxury-Line» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 140 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 9.7 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 205 km/h.

Fuel rate is 12.8 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.8 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 9 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 667 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/55HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (side, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ABS, EBD.