VOLVO V40 · 2.0 T · Wagon · 1998 ‐ 2000

Make of cars V40, modification of 2.0 T began manufacture by Volvo in 1998 and finished in 2000. In this automobile can fit 5 people total, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 2.0 T» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This auto can speed up for 8.5 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 215 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 160 hp at 5100 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 60 l of petrol, so when mixed fuel rate is 8.9 liters per 100 km (6.6 l on the suburban, 12.3 l in the city), that allows to go nearly 675 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/55VR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.