VOLVO S70 · 2.0 Comfort-Line · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

From 1997 Volvo launched production of autos type S70, modification 2.0 Comfort-Line and terminated it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«S70 2.0 Comfort-Line» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 11.7 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 195 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 126 horsepower at 6250 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.4 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 8.1 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 10 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what provides to drive about 700 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/60VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 received the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.