VOLVO S40 · 1.8 Summum · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2007

Make of cars S40, modification of 1.8 Summum manufactured by Volvo in 2004 and finished in 2007. In this automobile can sit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 1.8 Summum» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can speed up for 10.9 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 125 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.1 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 5.7 l, and the average fuel rate is 7.3 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 55 liters of petrol, what allow you to drive about 754 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the higher quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control, EBD, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags).