VOLVO V40 · 1.6 · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

Volvo started production in 1999 of cars type V40, modification 1.6 and closed it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«V40 1.6» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 109 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car in 12 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 60 l of petrol, thereby when medium fuel consumption is 8 l per 100 km (6.2 l on the highway, 11 liters in the urban), that allow you to go nearly 750 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/55VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to active systems of safety (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety systems (side, passenger, driver airbags).