VOLVO S40 · 1.8i Europa Sports · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2002

Manufacturing version 1.8i Europa Sports of automobile models S40 was started in 2001 by Volvo, and closed in 2002. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to sit 5 person total.

«S40 1.8i Europa Sports» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can be accelerated for 10.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 200 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 125 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 60 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 km (5.7 liters on the suburban, 9.1 l in the city), what let you to go approximately 870 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/60R15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS, EBD.