VOLVO S40 · 1.8 · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

Type of autos S40, modification 1.8 manufactured by Volvo from 2002 and finished in 2003. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to sit 5 people including the driver.

«S40 1.8» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can speed up for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 122 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.7 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 780 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 185/65VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic safety features (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, passenger, head/curtain, driver airbags).