VOLVO 480 · ES · Coupe · 1988 ‐ 1989

Manufacturing modification ES of automobile models 480 was launched in 1988 by Volvo, and closed in 1989. In this automobile can fit 4 men including the driver, it has coupe body type with three doors, and length 4.3 meters, weight 1 tons.

«480 ES» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 9.8 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 185 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 106 hp at 5800 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 48 l of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 km, what allows to go nearly 608 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Rigid, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 185/60HR14.

Volvo 480 is not examined for crash test Euro NCAP. This auto does not have passive and active safety.