VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Bi-Fuel · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2002

Volvo began manufacture in 2001 of automobiles model V40, modification of 1.8 Bi-Fuel and terminated it in 2002. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is assigned to fit 5 passengers total.

«V40 1.8 Bi-Fuel» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This vehicle can speed up for 11 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders lp gas motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 120 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 60 l of lp gas, therefore when mixed fuel rate is 10.4 liters per 100 km (8.2 liters on the suburban, 14.3 l in the city), accordingly allow you to go approximately 577 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/65VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).