VOLVO V70 · 2.5 · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

In 1997 Volvo started manufacture of autos type V70, modification of 2.5 and closed it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.7 m, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«V70 2.5» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic gear shift. This vehicle can speed up for 10.8 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 195 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 144 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, so when average fuel rate is 10.3 l per 100 km (8 liters on the highway, 14.2 liters in the urban), that let you to go roughly 680 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/60VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V70 got the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive safety features (side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as ABS, EBD.