VOLVO S60 · D5 Edition II · Sedan · 2005 ‐ 2009

In 2005 Volvo began manufacture of autos type S60, modification of D5 Edition II and terminated it in 2009. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.6 meters, weight 1.5 tons and is destined to sit 5 men including the driver.

«S60 D5 Edition II» have a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 8.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 225 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail system», which generate a maximum power of 185 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 70 liters of diesel, therefore when average fuel rate is 7.5 l per 100 km (6 liters on the track, 10.2 liters in the urban), that allows drive roughly 934 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S60 received the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to active safety (ABS, Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).