VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Europa · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2004

Volvo started manufacture in 2002 of automobiles type S40, modification 1.8 Europa and closed it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«S40 1.8 Europa» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 200 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 122 hp at 5800 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 60 l of petrol, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 l on the track, 10.7 liters in the city), that let you to go approximately 780 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 195/60R15.

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