VOLVO V40 · 1.6 Europa Prestige · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

Volvo began production from 2003 of autos type V40, modification 1.6 Europa Prestige and finished it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«V40 1.6 Europa Prestige» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 109 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 12 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 190 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 60 l of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 liters on the highway, 10.6 l in the city), what allows drive about 780 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as ABS, EBD.