VOLVO S40 · D3 R-Design · Sedan · 2010 ‐ 2011

Manufacturing version D3 R-Design of car models S40 was started in 2010 by Volvo, and lasted until 2011. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S40 D3 R-Design» automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front wheels. The 5-cylinders diesel motor with «common rail fuel system» can generate power 150 horsepower at 3500 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 9.5 s to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 210 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 7 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 4 l, and the average fuel consumption is 5.1 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what lets to go approximately 1177 kilometers unrefueled.

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

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S40 gained the higher quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).