VOLVO V40 · 2.0 Sports-Line · Wagon · 1996 ‐ 1999

In 1996 Volvo began manufacture of automobiles model V40, modification 2.0 Sports-Line and finished it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«V40 2.0 Sports-Line» is a front wheel drive car with a 4-speed automatic gear shift. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 140 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car in 10.8 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 60 liters of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel rate is 9.3 liters per 100 km (7.1 liters on the suburban, 13.1 liters in the urban), that allow you to go approximately 646 kilometers without refueling.

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

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (side, driver airbags), it is also has active safety features such as EBD, ABS, Traction control.