VOLVO S40 · 2.0 · Sedan · 2006 ‐ 2007

Volvo started production from 2006 of autos type S40, modification 2.0 and terminated it in 2007. This automobile has four doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«S40 2.0» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can speed up for 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 210 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 145 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 55 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 7.4 l per 100 km (5.7 l on the highway, 10.2 l in the city), that let you drive nearly 744 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65R15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control.