VOLVO S40 · D2 DRIVe Start/Stop R-Design · Sedan · 2010 ‐ 2011

Volvo began manufacture from 2010 of automobiles model S40, modification D2 DRIVe Start/Stop R-Design and finished it in 2011. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«S40 D2 DRIVe Start/Stop R-Design» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual gearbox. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can produce output 115 horsepower at 3600 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 11.4 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 4.6 liters in the city driving mode, on the track 3.3 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 3.8 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 52 liters of diesel, what lets to go roughly 1369 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 got the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a highly safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (Brake assistant, EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).