VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Luxury-Line · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

Volvo started production in 1999 of autos model V40, modification 1.8 Luxury-Line and closed it in 2000. In this vehicle can fit 5 people including the driver, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 1.8 Luxury-Line» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 122 hp at 5800 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 10.5 s to 100 km/h and achieve ceiling speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 60 l of petrol, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 8.2 l per 100 km (6.3 l on the track, 11.5 l in the urban), that allow you to go approximately 732 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 195/55HR15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as ABS, EBD.