VOLVO S40 · 2.0 Europa · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2004

Production modification 2.0 Europa of automobile models S40 was started in 2002 by Volvo, and lasted until 2004. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«S40 2.0 Europa» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 9.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 205 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 136 horsepower at 5800 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.5 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 6.1 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 8.1 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what allow you to drive nearly 741 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60R15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to passive safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also has active safety such as EBD, ESP, ABS.