Vehicle

Volvo S40

The compact saloon and V50 estate of the Ford period, sharing their platform with the Ford Focus and Mazda 3 of the same years. That is the useful fact: where Volvo-badged information runs out, the equivalent Focus is often the same component with the same failure.

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Generations

First generation 1995–2004

Developed with Mitsubishi and built alongside the Carisma, so its platform and some of its parts are shared with that car rather than with other Volvos.
- B4204S / B6304
Body styles

Sedan · Estate

Platform

Volvo-Mitsubishi
Engines
1.6 four-cylinder — B4164S · petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 143 Nm (105 lb-ft)

1.8 four-cylinder — petrol · 85–92 kW (114–123 hp) · 165–174 Nm (122–128 lb-ft)

2.0 turbo four-cylinder — B4204T · petrol · 118 kW (158 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)

1.9 turbo diesel — diesel · Renault-sourced

1.7 — B4184S · petrol · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft)

1.9 turbo — B4194T · petrol · 147 kW (197 hp) · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft)

2.0 — B4204S · petrol · 103 kW (138 hp) · 183 Nm (135 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed Renault M3P manual · 5-speed Renault M5P/M5D manual · 5-speed Volvo M56 manual · 4-speed Aisin AW50-42LE automatic · 5-speed Aisin AW55-50 automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive
P1 2004–2012

Shares its platform with the Ford Focus and Mazda 3 of the period — where Volvo-badged information runs out, the Focus is often the same component.
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

Volvo P1
Engines
1.6 petrol — petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft)

1.8 petrol — L8-DE · petrol · 92 kW (123 hp) · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft)

2.0 petrol — petrol · 107 kW (143 hp) · 185 Nm (136 lb-ft)

2.4 five-cylinder — B5244S · petrol · 103–125 kW (138–168 hp) · 220–230 Nm (162–170 lb-ft)

2.5 T5 five-cylinder — petrol

1.6 D — D4164T · diesel · 80 kW (107 hp) · 240 Nm (177 lb-ft)

2.0 D — diesel · 100–130 kW (134–174 hp) · 320–400 Nm (236–295 lb-ft)

2.4 D5 five-cylinder — D5244T · diesel · 120 kW (161 hp) · 340 Nm (251 lb-ft)

2.5 turbo five-cylinder — B5254T · petrol · 162–169 kW (217–227 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed automatic · 6-speed Powershift dual-clutch · 5-speed Volvo/Getrag M56 manual · 6-speed Volvo/Getrag M66 manual · 6-speed Aisin TF-80SC automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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