VOLVO V40 · 2.0 Europa · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

From 1999 Volvo began manufacture of cars type V40, modification 2.0 Europa and finished it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 meters, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«V40 2.0 Europa» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can speed up for 9.7 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 205 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 136 horsepower at 5800 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.9 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.4 liters, and the average fuel rate is 8.4 liters per 100 km. Tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 715 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 195/55HR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags).