Volvo S40

Volvo S40/V40/V50
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo Cars Ford Motor Company
Production	1995 – present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact luxury car / Small family car
Chronology
Predecessor	Volvo 440

First generation
Overview
Production	1995 – 2004
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Related	Mitsubishi Carisma Proton Waja
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L I4 1.8 L I4 1.9L turbocharged I4Standard in North America ONLY 1.9 L diesel I4 2.0 L I4 2.0 L turbocharged I4

Second generation
Overview
Production	2004–present
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Platform	FF/AWD P1
Related	Mazda3 Ford Focus Volvo C30
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L I4 1.6 L diesel I4 1.8 L I4 2.0 L I4 2.0 L diesel I4 2.4 L I5 2.5 L turbocharged I5
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2640 mm (104 in)
Length	4468 mm (176 in)
Width	1770 mm (70 in)
Height	1452 mm (57 in)
Curb weight	1399-1426 kg (3084-3144 lb)

The Volvo S40, V40 and V50 are compact luxury cars / small family cars produced by Volvo Cars. There have been two generations, the first launched in 1995 and the second one in 2004.

First generation (1995-2004)

The 1995 S40 sedan and V40 wagon were built in the Netherlands at the NedCar factory, a pre-Ford joint venture between Volvo and Mitsubishi Motors. It was based on common platform with Mitsubishi Carisma but the Japanese version did not sell as well in Europe. Despite the shared platform, the S40 and Carisma not the same car. Of the 5,000 parts on the cars, 4,000 were unique to each. Of the remainder, 650 were produced by Volvo and 350 by Mitsubishi. Volvo's traditional emphasis for safety and ergonomics were thus easily identifiable in these models too.

In 2000 the 40 Series went through a facelift ("Phase II"), and a number of technical improvements were simultaneosly introduced, such as improved engine management, extra safety features, increasing the size of brake discs, new front suspension and steering, revised rear suspension, larger tyres and a slight widening of the track width.

The 40 Series cars were equipped with a 1.9 L diesel or 1.6, 1.8, or 2.0-litre fuel-injected gasoline engines, with low (2.0T) and high (T4) pressure turbo variants at the top of the motor range. The 1.9-litre was the only engine available in the United States.

In the UK trim levels were base, SE and CD.

Second generation (2004-present)

Introduced in the middle of the 2004 model year, the second generation S40 introduced a new design based on the Volvo P1 platform built at the Volvo Cars factory in Ghent, Belgium. At the same time, the V40 was replaced by the V50 estate, also based on the P1 platform and built in Ghent. The S40 was nominated for the World Car of the Year award for 2005 and won the Canadian Car of the Year Best New Sport Compact award for 2005. It has also been elected the South African Car of the Year for 2005 by the South African Guild of Motoring Jounalists.

The S40 T5 (one of the several variants of the S40) features a 2.5 L (2521 cc) five-cylinder fuel injected engine with a light-pressure turbocharger. The valvetrain has four valves per cylinder and is a DOHC design. The engine is transversely mounted at the front of the vehicle and drives the front wheels, as was with the first generation.

Marketing

Main article: Mystery of Dalarö

In early 2004, Volvo started an ad campaign called the Mystery of Dalarö in which 34 residents of the same Swedish town bought the same car on the same day from the same dealer. The advert was produced in a documentary style by director Carlos Soto.

Engine specifications

Specification	S40 1.6	S40 1.8	S40 2.0	S40 2.4i	S40 T4	S40 T4 AWD	S40 1.6 D	S40 2.0 D
Power kW/hp	74/100	92/125	103/140	125/170	162/218	162/218	81/110	100/136
Torque N•m/rpm	150/4000	165/4000	220/4000	230/4400	320/1500–4800	320/1500–4800	240/1750	320/2000
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (auto/manual)	11.9 s/-	10.9/-	9.9/10.6 s	8.2/8.9 s	6.8/7.2	7.1/7.5	12.0 s/-	9.5/-
Top speed km/h (auto/manual)	185/-	200/-	205/200	220/215	240/235	230/225	190/-	210/-
Fuel consumption L/100 km (CO2 g/km) manual	9.5/5.8/7.2 (171)	9.8/5.7/7.2 (172)	12.3/6.5/8.4 (199)	12.4/6.6/8.7 (208)	12.5/6.4/8.7 (208)	13.5/7.3/9.6 (229)	6.2/4.2/4.9 (129)	7.6/4.5/5.6 (148)
Fuel consumption L/100 km (CO2 g/km) automatic	-	-	13.2/6.7/9.1 (217)	13.7/6.7/9.1 (217)	13.7/6.9/9.4 (224)	15.1/7.2/10.1 (241)	-	-