VOLVO S70 · R · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Production version R of auto models S70 was launched in 1997 by Volvo, and lasted until 1999. This vehicle has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.7 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«S70 R» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 6.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 250 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum output of 250 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 16.6 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 8.3 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 11.4 liters per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what allow you to go approximately 615 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 302 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/45ZR17.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has active safety such as ABS, Traction control, EBD.