VOLVO S40 · 1.9 D · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2002

Manufacturing modification 1.9 D of automobile models S40 was started in 2000 by Volvo, and closed in 2002. This vehicle has 4 doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, that allows a seat 5 men total.

«S40 1.9 D» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «direct injection system» can produce power 102 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto for 12 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 60 l of diesel, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 5.4 liters per 100 km (4.2 l on the track, 7.5 liters in the urban), what allows drive roughly 1112 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 185/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags).