VOLVO S70 · 2.4 Europa · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2000

Type of cars S70, modification of 2.4 Europa launched manufacture by Volvo in 1999 and closed in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«S70 2.4 Europa» is a front wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can be accelerated for 9.9 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 140 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.9 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.7 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 8.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 68 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 791 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 received the lot quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS.