VOLVO S40 · T4 Exclusive-Line · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Type of autos S40, modification T4 Exclusive-Line started manufacturing by Volvo from 1997 and finished in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«S40 T4 Exclusive-Line» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This car can be accelerated for 7.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 235 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak output of 200 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 60 l of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 9.5 l per 100 km (7 l on the highway, 13.7 liters in the urban), what allows drive about 632 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50ZR16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active safety features (EBD, Traction control, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, side airbags).