VOLVO S40 · 2.0 Europa Elegance · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2002

Volvo started manufacture in 2001 of cars model S40, modification 2.0 Europa Elegance and finished it in 2002. In this car can fit 5 person including the driver, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 2.0 Europa Elegance» auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can speed up for 10.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak power of 136 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 60 liters of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 9.1 liters per 100 km (6.7 liters on the highway, 13.2 liters in the urban), what allows drive nearly 660 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/60VR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to active safety features (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).