VOLVO S60 · D5 Kinetic · Sedan · 2010 ‐ 2011

Volvo launched production from 2010 of automobiles type S60, modification of D5 Kinetic and finished it in 2011. In this automobile can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.6 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«S60 D5 Kinetic» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed sequential automatic transmission. The 5-cylinders diesel motor with «common rail system» can produce power 205 horsepower at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 7.8 s to 100 km/h and achieve ceiling speed of 230 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 9.1 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 4.7 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 6.3 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 68 l of diesel, what lets to go about 1080 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 215/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S60 gained the higher number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a very safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ESP, ABS.