VOLVO S80 · 2.5 T Elan · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2004

Type of cars S80, modification of 2.5 T Elan began producing by Volvo from 2003 and finished in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«S80 2.5 T Elan» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 7.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 230 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max power of 210 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.3 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.8 l, and the medium fuel rate is 9.3 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 80 liters of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 861 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 215/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 gained the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS.