VOLVO S40 · T5 Elan · Sedan · 2004

Make of automobiles S40, modification T5 Elan began producing by Volvo from 2004 and finished in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«S40 T5 Elan» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 7.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 235 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max output of 220 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.7 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.9 l, and the average fuel consumption is 9.4 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what allow you to go about 660 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to active systems of safety (Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).