VOLVO S60 · T5 · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2004

Type of automobiles S60, modification T5 began manufacture by Volvo from 2000 and closed in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.5 tn and a length of 4.6 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S60 T5» car with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is connected to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 7.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 245 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 250 hp at 5200 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 70 l of petrol, thus when average fuel rate is 10.2 liters per 100 km (7.5 liters on the highway, 14.5 liters in the urban), that allow you drive roughly 687 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55WR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S60 got the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to passive safety features (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as ESP, ABS, Traction control, EBD.