VOLVO S40 · 1.6 Advantage · Sedan · 2010

In 2010 Volvo launched production of autos model S40, modification 1.6 Advantage and closed it in 2010. This auto has 4 doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.5 meters, that allows a seat 5 people total.

«S40 1.6 Advantage» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can be accelerated for 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 185 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 100 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 55 l of petrol, so when medium fuel rate is 7.1 l per 100 km (5.8 l on the track, 9.2 liters in the urban), that allows to go roughly 775 kilometers unrefueled.

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

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