VOLVO S60 · 2.0 T Sports Edition · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 Volvo began manufacture of autos model S60, modification of 2.0 T Sports Edition and terminated it in 2004. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.6 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is designed to fit 5 men total.

«S60 2.0 T Sports Edition» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 8.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 225 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 180 hp at 5300 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 70 l of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 9.2 l per 100 km (7.1 liters on the suburban, 12.8 liters in the city), accordingly allows drive approximately 761 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 225/45R17.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S60 gained the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, Traction control, ESP, ABS.