Poyamba komanso mkati ankadziwika kuti Project Galaxy, the Volvo 440 zinali zotsatira za ntchito yomwe idayambika zaka 10 zisanachitike, ndi cholinga chopanga choyendetsa kutsogolo, chosangalatsa kuyendetsa, chokhala ndi malo abwino amkati ndi miyeso yaying'ono yakunja.
Kugawana ukadaulo wina ndi 480, hatchback yamtsogolo ndi zitseko zitatu zokha komanso woyamba wa banja la 400 kuti adziwike, 440 inalinso chitsanzo chomwe poyamba chidawonetsa njira yomwe Volvo idafuna kutsata pamagalimoto ake akutsogolo.
Pambuyo pa kuwonetsera koyamba, yotchedwa G4, yomwe idakali mu September 1980, Galaxy Project idzafika pachimake pakupanga mitundu iwiri: 400, yomwe chitsanzo chake choyamba, 480, chinaperekedwa ku International Salon ku Geneva mu 1986. ; ndi mndandanda wa 850, woperekedwa m'chilimwe cha 1991.
Galimoto yamakono komanso yatsopano
Koma ngati 480 inali lingaliro la kagawo kakang'ono pamsika, Volvo 440, yomwe inadziwika mu 1988, ikanakhala galimoto yodziwika bwino komanso yopambana kwambiri pakati pa gawo. Pambuyo pake, chaka chotsatira, 460, masentimita khumi kutalika kuposa 440.
Galimoto yokhala ndi mizere yamakono, yosalala komanso yotsika, kuwonjezera pa mazenera pafupifupi ofukula, 440 sinabise maulumikizidwe ena amtundu wa 700, pomwe, mkati mwake, mipando yakumbuyo imatha kugawidwa m'magawo awiri. Kumbali ina, gulu la zida, lomwe linayikidwa patsogolo pa dalaivala, linapangitsa kuti zowongolera zikhale zosavuta.
Mu mutu wa injini, injini zinayi zamphamvu zokha 1.6, 2.0 ndi 1.7 l turbo.
Zopangidwa ku Born, Holland, komwe mitundu ya 340/360 ndi 480 idapangidwanso, 440 inalinso yofunika kwambiri pachitetezo, kupanga kupezeka, koyambirira kwa 1989, ABS, kapena, mu 1991, owonetsa malamba otetezeka. chitetezo ndi airbags, ngakhale onse poyamba kusankha.
Kalelo mu 1994, inali nthawi yoti akhazikitse njira yoteteza mbali - SIP.
Mapeto adafika mu 1996
Volvo 400 inatha mu November 1996, panthawi yomwe olowa m'malo mwake, Volvo S40 ndi V40, anali atapanga kale.
Komabe, panjira, panali malingaliro achilendo, monga mtundu wopangidwira apolisi kapena mtundu wa rally, wokhala ndi chipika cha 2.3 l, ma valve 16, 715 hp ndi magudumu onse omwe adapikisana nawo mu 1992. Koma ayi. imodzi.van - thupi ndi mwambo wamphamvu ku Volvo -, ngakhale kampani Dutch ngakhale anagulitsa, ngakhale popanda chilolezo Volvo, zida, amene m'malo tailgate ndi denga, mbali mazenera ndi lids thunthu, zopangidwa fiberglass. kwa kutembenuka kwachitsanzo.
