VOLVO S40 · 1.8 R-Design · Sedan · 2009

Production version 1.8 R-Design of car models S40 was started in 2009 by Volvo, and finished in 2009. In this automobile can fit 5 person including the driver, it has the form of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«S40 1.8 R-Design» have a front wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 10.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 125 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.1 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 5.7 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 7.3 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 754 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50R17.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the maximal quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as ABS, ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD.