VOLVO S40 · T5 R-Design · Sedan · 2009 ‐ 2010

Model of automobiles S40, modification of T5 R-Design began manufacture by Volvo from 2009 and finished in 2010. This vehicle has four doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, that can seat 5 people in sum.

«S40 T5 R-Design» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 6.8 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 240 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 230 hp at 5000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 62 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel rate is 8.7 liters per 100 km (6.4 l on the highway, 12.6 l in the urban), accordingly allow you drive approximately 713 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/50R17.

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