VOLVO S40 · 2.0D Edition I Sport · Sedan · 2006 ‐ 2007

From 2006 Volvo launched production of automobiles type S40, modification 2.0D Edition I Sport and terminated it in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S40 2.0D Edition I Sport» is a front wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 210 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail system», which generate a maximum output of 136 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 7.5 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 4.5 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 52 l of diesel, what lets to drive approximately 929 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/50R17.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the higher number of stars - five, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as Traction control, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP.