VOLVO S40 · 2.0D Elan · Sedan · 2004

In 2004 Volvo started manufacture of cars type S40, modification of 2.0D Elan and finished it in 2004. In this vehicle can fit 5 men total, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«S40 2.0D Elan» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift. This automobile can speed up for 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 210 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail system», which produce a maximum output of 136 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 52 l of diesel, thus when intermediate fuel rate is 5.6 l per 100 km (4.5 liters on the track, 7.5 liters in the urban), accordingly allows drive nearly 929 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 received the maximal quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety (ESP, Traction control, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant), it is also has passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags).