VOLVO S80 · 2.4 · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2003

Type of automobiles S80, modification of 2.4 began producing by Volvo from 1999 and terminated in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.8 meters, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«S80 2.4» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 140 horsepower at 4500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h and reach max speed of 205 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 12.2 liters in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.9 l, and the normal fuel rate is 8.9 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to go about 787 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 received the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive safety systems (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ESP, Traction control, ABS.