VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Europa Sports · Wagon · 2002 ‐ 2003

From 2002 Volvo began manufacture of automobiles type V40, modification of 1.8 Europa Sports and closed it in 2003. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to sit 5 men including the driver.

«V40 1.8 Europa Sports» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 122 hp at 5800 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 200 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this vehicle is 60 liters of petrol, therefore when average fuel rate is 7.7 l per 100 km (6 l on the highway, 10.7 l in the city), that allow you to go about 780 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/60R15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the great number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).