VOLVO S40 · 1.9 D Europa · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Make of automobiles S40, modification 1.9 D Europa launched manufacture by Volvo from 1999 and finished in 2000. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to fit 5 person including the driver.

«S40 1.9 D Europa» automobile with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 12.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 180 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which generate a max power of 95 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 60 l of diesel, thus when normal fuel consumption is 5.6 l per 100 km (4.6 liters on the track, 7.4 l in the urban), accordingly allows to go nearly 1072 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/55HR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (driver, side, passenger airbags).