VOLVO V40 · T4 Comfort-Line · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

In 1997 Volvo began manufacture of cars type V40, modification T4 Comfort-Line and terminated it in 1999. In this automobile can fit 5 person including the driver, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 T4 Comfort-Line» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 7.3 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 235 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 200 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 60 liters of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 9.5 l per 100 km (7 liters on the track, 13.7 l in the urban), accordingly let you drive about 632 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/50ZR16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety features (Traction control, EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, side airbags).