VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Europa Nordic · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

In 2003 Volvo began manufacture of automobiles model S40, modification of 1.8 Europa Nordic and closed it in 2004. In this car can sit 5 people total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 1.8 Europa Nordic» auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 195 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 122 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.5 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.5 liters, and the medium fuel rate is 8.7 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what allow you to drive about 690 km unrefueled.

The forward 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. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/60R15.

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