VOLVO S40 · T5 Kinetic · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2007

Volvo launched production from 2004 of cars model S40, modification T5 Kinetic and finished it in 2007. This auto has 4 doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«S40 T5 Kinetic» vehicle with a 6-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 6.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 240 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 220 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.5 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.4 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 8.7 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 62 l of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 713 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a highly safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic safety features (ESP, EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags).