VOLVO S40 · T5 Summum · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2011

From 2007 Volvo started manufacture of cars type S40, modification of T5 Summum and terminated it in 2011. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers total.

«S40 T5 Summum» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate power 230 horsepower at 5000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 7.2 seconds to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 235 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 62 l of petrol, thus when medium fuel rate is 9 liters per 100 km (6.5 l on the highway, 13.5 l in the urban), what allows to go roughly 689 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward 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 following measure - 205/50R17.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the maximal number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety systems such as ABS, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, Traction control.