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.
The ultra thin, free floating centre stack first introduced in the Volvo S40 sports sedan and V50 sportswagon was presented as a means to simply and easily operate the audio and climate control systems.