VOLVO S70 · T-5 Comfort-Line · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Volvo began manufacture from 1997 of autos type S70, modification of T-5 Comfort-Line and finished it in 1999. In this auto can fit 5 person total, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.7 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«S70 T-5 Comfort-Line» vehicle with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 7.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 235 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 241 hp at 5100 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 11.5 liters per 100 km (8.5 liters on the highway, 16.8 liters in the urban), what allows to go roughly 609 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 302 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/50ZR16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 gained the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS, Traction control.