VOLVO V40 · 1.9 D Comfort-Line · Wagon · 1999

Volvo began production in 1999 of cars type V40, modification 1.9 D Comfort-Line and finished it in 1999. This vehicle has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, which allows a seat 5 people total.

«V40 1.9 D Comfort-Line» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 12.5 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 180 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 95 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 7.4 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 4.6 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what lets to drive about 1072 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 195/55HR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety (side, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.