VOLVO S80 · 2.4 · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2005

Volvo launched manufacture in 2003 of automobiles model S80, modification of 2.4 and finished it in 2005. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is assigned to fit 5 person including the driver.

«S80 2.4» auto with a 5-speed automatic transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 11.4 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 200 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 140 hp at 4500 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 70 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 9.6 l per 100 km (7.3 liters on the highway, 13.5 liters in the city), what let you drive roughly 730 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/65R15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety features (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS, ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control.