VOLVO S40 · 1.6 Europa Prestige · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 Volvo began manufacture of autos model S40, modification 1.6 Europa Prestige and closed it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«S40 1.6 Europa Prestige» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 109 horsepower at 5800 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 12 s to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 60 liters of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 l on the track, 10.6 liters in the urban), that allow you to go nearly 780 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/50R16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).