VOLVO V70 · 2.5T Ocean Race · Wagon · 2008 ‐ 2009

From 2008 Volvo began production of automobiles type V70, modification of 2.5T Ocean Race and closed it in 2009. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is destined to sit 5 people including the driver.

«V70 2.5T Ocean Race» car with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 8.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 220 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 200 hp at 4800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 70 l of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel rate is 10.2 liters per 100 km (7.4 liters on the suburban, 15 l in the city), what allow you to go approximately 687 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 245/45R17.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V70 gained the higher number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a perfect safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety systems (ABS, ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).