VOLVO S40 · 2.0 · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

Manufacturing modification 2.0 of car models S40 was started in 2002 by Volvo, and closed in 2003. In this vehicle can sit 5 people total, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 2.0» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 9.7 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 205 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 136 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 60 l of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel rate is 8.1 liters per 100 km (6.1 liters on the highway, 11.5 l in the urban), what allow you to go about 741 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60VR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.