VOLVO V70 · 2.4 D5 Black Sapphire Edition · Wagon · 2004

In 2004 Volvo launched manufacture of cars model V70, modification 2.4 D5 Black Sapphire Edition and closed it in 2004. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers total.

«V70 2.4 D5 Black Sapphire Edition» have a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox. The 5-cylinders diesel engine with «common rail fuel system» can produce output 163 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 10.2 s to 100 km/h and reach max speed of 210 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.2 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 6.4 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.1 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 70 liters of diesel, what provides to go roughly 865 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 305 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/45R17.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V70 gained the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. In addition to passive systems of safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as Traction control, ABS, ESP, EBD.