VOLVO V70 · T-5 Luxury-Line · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

Volvo started manufacture in 1997 of automobiles type V70, modification of T-5 Luxury-Line and finished it in 1999. The weight of the car is 1.5 tn and a length of 4.7 meters, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be placed in a 5 person including the driver.

«V70 T-5 Luxury-Line» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can speed up for 7.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 245 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 241 hp at 5100 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 16.2 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 8.2 l, and the normal fuel rate is 11.2 liters per 100 km. Tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what provides to drive about 625 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 302 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 295 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/50ZR16.

In conformity with 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 well safe auto. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as Traction control, ABS, EBD.