VOLVO S40 · 1.8i Europa Sports · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

Volvo began manufacture from 2002 of automobiles type S40, modification of 1.8i Europa Sports and finished it in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«S40 1.8i Europa Sports» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol engine with «direct injection system» can produce power 125 hp at 5500 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve top speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 9.1 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.7 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 60 liters of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 870 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/60R15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to active safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).