VOLVO V40 · T4 Luxury-Line · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

Volvo started production from 1997 of cars model V40, modification T4 Luxury-Line and closed it in 1999. In this automobile can sit 5 people total, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 T4 Luxury-Line» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 7.3 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 235 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max output of 200 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.7 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 9.5 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what provides to go roughly 632 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/50ZR16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to passive safety (driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as EBD, Traction control, ABS.