VOLVO V70 · 2.4 Comfort Europa · Wagon · 1999

In 1999 Volvo started manufacture of cars type V70, modification of 2.4 Comfort Europa and closed it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«V70 2.4 Comfort Europa» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max output of 170 hp at 6100 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.3 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.9 l, and the normal fuel rate is 8.9 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 68 liters of petrol, what allow you to drive roughly 765 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 195/60VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V70 gained the great number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active safety (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety systems (side, driver, passenger airbags).