VOLVO S40 · 1.6 Edition I · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2010

Manufacturing modification 1.6 Edition I of automobile models S40 was started in 2007 by Volvo, and lasted until 2010. The weight of the car is 1.2 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«S40 1.6 Edition I» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This car can speed up for 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 185 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 100 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 55 l of petrol, therefore when average fuel rate is 7.1 liters per 100 km (5.8 l on the track, 9.2 l in the urban), accordingly allows drive roughly 775 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the maximal number of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (Brake assistant, EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags).