VOLVO V40 · 1.9 D · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2000

Model of automobiles V40, modification 1.9 D launched manufacture by Volvo from 1999 and closed in 2000. In this automobile can sit 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 1.9 D» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «direct injection system» can generate output 95 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 12.5 s to 100 km/h and get maximum speed of 180 km/h.

Fuel rate is 7.4 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 4.6 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what provides to drive approximately 1072 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/55HR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to active systems of safety (EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags).