VOLVO V40 · 1.8 · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2002

Make of automobiles V40, modification 1.8 launched production by Volvo from 2000 and closed in 2002. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«V40 1.8» have a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 122 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile in 10.5 s to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.6 liters in the city mode of driving, on the track 6.1 l, and the medium fuel rate is 8.1 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 60 liters of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 741 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car 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. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS, EBD.