With a revolutionary interior design, class-leading safety, plus powertrains that include 5-cylinder engines and all-wheel drive, the sporty Volvo S40 is a confident and decisive step forward.
FRANKFURT (Sept. 9, 2003) — The world’s newest entry-level premium sedan, the Volvo S40, was unveiled today (Tuesday) at Europe’s biggest auto exhibition, the 60th Frankfurt Auto Show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung).
The exterior design of Volvo Car Corporation’s new entry-level premium sedan, the Volvo S40, is an evolution of Volvo’s traditional design language. But the S40’s interior is nothing short of a design revolution.
Volvo Car Corporation’s new entry-level premium sedan, the Volvo S40, will be powered by a new generation of low-friction, 5-cylinder engines that are considerably lighter and more compact than other engines of the same displacement.
Volvo’s new entry-level premium sedan, the Volvo S40, offers the same high level of safety as its bigger siblings, including Volvo’s top-of-the-line S80 sedan, says Ingrid Skogsmo, head of the Volvo Cars Safety Centre.