VOLVO S40 · D5 R-Design · Sedan · 2009 ‐ 2010

Make of cars S40, modification D5 R-Design began producing by Volvo in 2009 and terminated in 2010. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S40 D5 R-Design» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. 5-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail fuel system» can generate power 180 hp at 4000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle in 8.5 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 220 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 60 liters of diesel, thus when intermediate fuel consumption is 7 liters per 100 km (5.5 liters on the track, 9.7 l in the urban), what allow you to go nearly 858 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50R17.

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