VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2002

From 2001 Volvo started production of cars model V40, modification 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance and finished it in 2002. In this vehicle can fit 5 men total, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V40 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual transmission. 4-cylinders lp gas engine with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 120 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile for 11 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 200 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 60 liters of lp gas, so when average fuel rate is 10.4 liters per 100 km (8.2 liters on the highway, 14.3 liters in the city), accordingly allow you to go roughly 577 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/60R15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS.