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

From 2001 Volvo started manufacture of cars type V40, modification 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Sports and finished it in 2002. 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 placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«V40 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Sports» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders lp gas engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 120 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 11 s to 100 km/h and get top speed of 200 km/h.

Fuel rate is 14.3 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 8.2 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 10.4 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 60 liters of lp gas, what lets to drive nearly 577 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back 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 following size - 205/60R15.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 got the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. In addition to dynamic safety systems (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags).