VOLVO V40 · 2.0 T Europa Prestige · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

Volvo launched manufacture from 2003 of autos type V40, modification 2.0 T Europa Prestige and finished it in 2004. This vehicle has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«V40 2.0 T Europa Prestige» is a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 165 hp at 5250 rmp, allowing you to speed up the vehicle for 8.5 s to 100 km/h and achieve maximum speed of 220 km/h.

Fuel rate is 10.9 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 6.1 liters, and the average fuel rate is 7.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 60 l of petrol, what allow you to go about 760 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 received the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, ESP, ABS), it is also has passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).