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

Volvo started production in 1999 of cars type V40, modification 1.8 Sports-Line and finished it in 2000. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«V40 1.8 Sports-Line» car with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 195 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 122 horsepower at 5800 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 60 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 8.9 l per 100 km (6.9 liters on the highway, 12.3 l in the city), what allow you to go nearly 675 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/55HR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the lot quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to dynamic safety features (EBD, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags).