VOLVO S60 · T5 Sports Edition · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Production version T5 Sports Edition of auto models S60 was started in 2003 by Volvo, and lasted until 2004. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.6 m, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S60 T5 Sports Edition» auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 7.1 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 245 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 250 horsepower at 5200 rpm.

Fuel rate is 14.5 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 7.5 l, and the normal fuel rate is 10.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what allow you to drive roughly 687 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 235/45R17.

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