VOLVO S80 · 2.4 Elan · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

In 2002 Volvo started production of automobiles type S80, modification 2.4 Elan and finished it in 2003. In this vehicle can fit 5 person including the driver, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«S80 2.4 Elan» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 205 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 140 hp at 4500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, so when average fuel rate is 8.9 liters per 100 km (6.9 liters on the suburban, 12.2 l in the urban), accordingly allow you drive nearly 787 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 gained the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety systems (Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety systems (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags).