VOLVO V40 · 1.9 D Europa Sports · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2002

Volvo started manufacture in 2001 of autos type V40, modification 1.9 D Europa Sports and closed it in 2002. In this car can fit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a wagon with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 1.9 D Europa Sports» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «direct injection system» can produce output 102 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 12 s to 100 km/h and achieve ceiling speed of 185 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 60 l of diesel, therefore when normal fuel consumption is 5.4 liters per 100 km (4.2 liters on the highway, 7.5 liters in the city), what let you drive approximately 1112 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage 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 by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ABS), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).