VOLVO S60 · 2.4 T · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2003

From 2000 Volvo launched production of automobiles model S60, modification 2.4 T and terminated it in 2003. In this automobile can sit 5 men including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 4.6 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«S60 2.4 T» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 7.6 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 230 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max output of 200 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.7 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7.1 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 9.2 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what lets to drive about 761 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55WR16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S60 got the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to active safety (Traction control, EBD, ABS, ESP), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver, head/curtain airbags).