VOLVO S40 · 1.6 Europa · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2004

In 2002 Volvo started production of cars model S40, modification of 1.6 Europa and finished it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and may be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«S40 1.6 Europa» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 109 horsepower at 5800 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle in 12 s to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 190 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 60 l of petrol, thereby when average fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 l on the highway, 10.6 l in the urban), that allows to go roughly 780 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60R15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.