VOLVO S40 · 1.8i Luxury-Line · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Make of autos S40, modification 1.8i Luxury-Line launched manufacture by Volvo in 1999 and closed in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«S40 1.8i Luxury-Line» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 10.5 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 125 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 9.1 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 5.7 l, and the mixed fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what lets to drive about 870 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 195/55VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the lot number of stars - four, indicating that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, Traction control, ABS), it is also has passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger airbags).