Da farko kuma an san shi da Project Galaxy, da Volvo 440 shi ne sakamakon aikin da aka fara shekaru 10 da suka wuce, tare da manufar ƙirƙirar motar gaba, jin dadi don tuki, tare da sararin ciki mai kyau da ƙananan girma na waje.
Rarraba wasu fasahohin da 480, wani hatchback na gaba da kuma kofofi uku kawai kuma na farko daga cikin iyali 400 da za a gabatar, 440 kuma ita ce samfurin da ya fara nuna alkiblar Volvo da yake so ya bi a cikin na'urorin sa na gaba.
Bayan gabatar da samfur na farko, wanda ake kira G4, har yanzu a cikin Satumba 1980, Galaxy Project zai ƙare a cikin ƙirƙirar nau'i biyu: 400, wanda samfurin farko, 480, an gabatar da shi bisa hukuma a Salon International a Geneva a 1986. ; kuma a cikin jerin 850, wanda aka gabatar a lokacin rani na 1991.
Mota na zamani da na zamani
Amma idan 480 ya kasance wani tsari na alkuki a kasuwa, Volvo 440, wanda aka sani a 1988, zai zama mota mafi yawan jama'a da babbar nasara a tsakiyar kashi. Bayansa, shekara ta gaba, 460, tsayin santimita goma fiye da 440.
Mota tare da layi na zamani, santsi da ƙasa, ban da kusan tagogi na tsaye, 440 bai ɓoye wasu alaƙa zuwa kewayon 700 ba, yayin da, a ciki, wuraren zama na baya na musamman za a iya raba kashi biyu. A gefe guda, kayan aikin kayan aiki, wanda aka sanya a gaban direba, ya sanya damar yin amfani da sarrafawa da sauƙi.
A cikin babi na injuna, injunan silinda guda huɗu ne kawai, waɗanda ke da ƙarfin 1.6, 2.0 da turbo 1.7 l.
An samar da shi a cikin Born, Holland, inda aka samar da nau'ikan 340/360 da 480, 440 kuma suna da fifiko a cikin aminci, suna samarwa, tun daga 1989, ABS, ko, a cikin 1991, masu riya na belin aminci. aminci da jakunkuna na iska, kodayake dukkansu na farko na zaɓi ne.
Komawa a cikin 1994, lokaci ya yi don ƙaddamar da tsarin kariyar tasiri na gefe - SIPS.
Ƙarshen ya zo a cikin 1996
An dakatar da Volvo 400 a watan Nuwamba 1996, a daidai lokacin da wadanda suka gaje shi, Volvo S40 da V40, suka riga sun fara kera su.
Duk da haka, a kan hanyar, akwai wasu shawarwari da ba a saba ba, irin su nau'in da aka tsara don 'yan sanda ko kuma nau'in rally, sanye take da 2.3 l block, 16 valves, 715 hp da dukan-wheel drive da suka fafata a 1992. Amma ba daya. van - jiki tare da al'ada mai karfi a Volvo -, ko da yake wani kamfani na Holland ya sayar da shi, ko da ba tare da izinin Volvo ba, wani kit, wanda ya maye gurbin tailgate tare da rufin, tagogi na gefe da kuma akwati, wanda aka yi da gilashin fiberglass. don jujjuya samfurin.
