VOLVO S80 · 2.4 Sapphire · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

Volvo launched production from 2004 of automobiles type S80, modification of 2.4 Sapphire and finished it in 2005. In this automobile can sit 5 people total, it has the body type of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«S80 2.4 Sapphire» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed automatic transmission. 5-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 170 hp at 6000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the automobile for 9.9 s to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 215 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 13.7 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.3 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 9.7 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 722 km unrefuelled.

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

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo S80 gained the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe auto. In addition to active safety (Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags).