Volvo Car Corp. released the first photograph of the sedan entry-level Volvo S40 the newest sedan that will be launched officially in the show Frankfurt Motor Show, this coming September.S40 put forward the design of the new interior by more fitur safety and the choice powertrain more heterogenous including the machine of five cylinders and the motive system AWD.
Volvo S40 this had been the model that was completely new since Volvo XC90 was introduced last year.The generation just replaced S40 now that was introduced 1995.The design exsterior S40 just reflected the evolution from the traditional impression to the modern style.His interior was lighter, with free-floating center console, that became the design of the icon S40 just this.
S40 was offered in a heterogenous manner powertrain, where the version 5 cylinders 220 mobile phones, AWD with the transmission system of the manual 6-speed to that was best.S40 just was produced in the Volvo Car factory in Ghent, Belgium.The production was begun the season fell 2003.The launching S40 will be followed by Volvo V50 sportwagon that it was estimated has been marketed at the end 2004.
Through each generation, Volvo gradually removed style conservative and was present by elegant sedans, being passionate and sporty. Moreover-when the illustration from the German magazine AutoZeitung to indication-Volvo will produce S40 more shone than his rival, BMW the Series 3 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. With 2007 S80 and 2008 V70 was positioned head-to-head with BMW Seri 5 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, apparently Volvo will unite S40 and S60 became one single model, entry-level luxury the sedan just competed with C-Class and the Series 3. 2009 S40 will be present with the dimension being bigger but his price continued to be supervised by the competitor Germania.
The illustration of the picture that was made Auto Zeitung took the guidance of the design from Volvo XC60 Concept that was radical. Particularly platform XC60 also used S40 and V50.
