VOLVO S80 · 2.4 Kinetic · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

In 2004 Volvo started production of automobiles type S80, modification of 2.4 Kinetic and finished it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.5 tn and a length of 4.8 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«S80 2.4 Kinetic» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed automatic transmission. This automobile can be accelerated for 11.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 140 hp at 4500 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 70 l of petrol, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 9.6 l per 100 km (7.3 l on the suburban, 13.5 l in the city), what let you to go approximately 730 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 215/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 received the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic safety (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, ESP, Traction control), it is also has passive safety features (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags).