VOLVO S40 · 1.6D DRIVe Edition II · Sedan · 2008 ‐ 2010

From 2008 Volvo began manufacture of cars type S40, modification 1.6D DRIVe Edition II and closed it in 2010. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«S40 1.6D DRIVe Edition II» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can speed up for 11.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 190 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail system», which generate a maximum power of 109 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 52 liters of diesel, therefore when medium fuel rate is 4.5 l per 100 km (3.8 liters on the suburban, 5.7 liters in the urban), what allows drive approximately 1156 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/50R17.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the maximal quantity of stars - 5, indicating that it is a very safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP, EBD), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).