VOLVO V40 · 1.6 Sports-Line · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

Type of automobiles V40, modification 1.6 Sports-Line began manufacture by Volvo in 1999 and finished in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«V40 1.6 Sports-Line» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 109 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto for 12 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel rate is 11 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.2 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 8 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 60 l of petrol, what lets to drive about 750 km unrefueled.

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

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.