Friday, June 27, 2008

'07 Volvo S40

The 2007 Volvo S40 is a sporty looking family sedan that offers reliability, speed and comfort for an affordable price. It is sharp with clean lines and excellent interior design. It handles well and is a small, yet stylish car. There is an all wheel drive available as well.

The new features for the 2007 Volvo S40 model are standard stability control called Dynamic Stability and Traction Control, and you get a front wheel drive with T5 for the automatic transmission types only. This car in keeping with the sporty urban image also gets a ground effects kit with side skirts and a chin spoiler.

The console design inside is still simply to use and very effective while you are driving but has been revised slightly and a satellite radio has also been introduced. There is also a climate control, pollen filter and heated mirrors for those cold mornings, headlamp washers and rain sensing wipers.

'05 Volvo S40

The 2005 Volvo S40 offers a modern edge to the traditional Volvo and one cannot help but love this sedan. You get side air bags and curtains as part of the car’s safety features and there are cool projector type head lamps.

You will find that this car is shorter than its predecessors, higher and wider too. It allows plenty of head room when you get inside and leg room. There is an ABS system with EBD and the car drives very easily and smoothly.

There is a 5 speed manual gear shift and it is quiet. There are various features and safety additions in the 2005 Volvo S40 like whiplash protection seats, anti locking breaks and a collapsible steering column.

The lights are bi-Xenon headlamps and offer a projector beams that make halos, which are great but can be a bit bright for some people. This model is also earth friendly and very fuel efficient.