VOLVO V40 · 2.0 T Sports Edition · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

Volvo began production in 2003 of cars model V40, modification of 2.0 T Sports Edition and terminated it in 2004. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to fit 5 person including the driver.

«V40 2.0 T Sports Edition» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 165 hp at 5250 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 8.5 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 220 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 10.9 l in the city driving mode, on the track 6.1 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 60 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 760 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 256 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 215/45R17.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V40 gained the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as EBD, ESP, ABS.