VOLVO V40 · 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance · Wagon · 2002 ‐ 2003

In 2002 Volvo started production of autos type V40, modification 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance and terminated it in 2003. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to fit 5 person total.

«V40 1.8 Bi-Fuel Europa Elegance» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 11 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders lp gas motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 120 hp at 5800 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 60 liters of lp gas, therefore when normal fuel consumption is 10.4 liters per 100 km (8.2 liters on the track, 14.3 l in the city), what let you drive about 577 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/60R15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active safety systems (ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags).