VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Europa Sports · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2002

Volvo launched production in 2001 of automobiles model S40, modification of 1.8 Europa Sports and finished it in 2002. In this car can sit 5 person including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 1.8 Europa Sports» have a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 195 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak output of 122 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.5 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 8.9 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what provides to go approximately 675 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through 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 type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/60R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to dynamic safety (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).