VOLVO S70 · T-5 Sports-Line · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

From 1997 Volvo started manufacture of cars model S70, modification T-5 Sports-Line and terminated it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.7 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«S70 T-5 Sports-Line» vehicle with a 4-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 241 horsepower at 5100 rmp, allowing you to speed up the car in 7.3 s to 100 km/h and get maximum speed of 235 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 70 liters of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel rate is 11.5 liters per 100 km (8.5 liters on the highway, 16.8 l in the city), what allows to go about 609 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 302 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50ZR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S70 received the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (ABS, Traction control, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, passenger, side airbags).