Markii hore iyo gudaha loo yaqaan Project Galaxy, the Volvo 440 waxay ahayd natiijada shaqada bilaabay 10 sano ka hor, iyada oo ujeedadu tahay in la abuuro darawal hore-wheel, xiiso leh in la wado, oo leh meel gudaha ah oo wanaagsan iyo cabbir dibadeed is haysta.
Wadaagista qaar ka mid ah tignoolajiyada 480, hatchback mustaqbalka ah iyo saddex albaab oo kaliya iyo kii ugu horreeyay ee 400 qoys ee la soo bandhigay, 440 ayaa sidoo kale ahaa moodelkii markii hore tusay jihada Volvo uu rabay inuu qaato moodooyinka hore ee taayirrada.
Ka dib markii la soo bandhigay ee prototype ugu horeysay, loo yaqaan G4 ah, weli bishii Sebtembar 1980, Galaxy Project wuxuu ku dhammaan doonaa abuurista laba taxane: 400, kuwaas oo model ugu horeysay, 480, ayaa si rasmi ah loo soo bandhigay at International Salon ee Geneva 1986. ; iyo taxanaha 850, oo la soo bandhigay xagaagii 1991kii.
Gaadhi casri ah iyo mid cusub
Laakiin haddii 480 ay ahayd soo jeedinta niche ee suuqa, Volvo 440, oo la sameeyay 1988, waxay noqon doontaa baabuur aad u badan oo guud iyo guul weyn oo ka jirta qaybta dhexe. Ka dib, sanadka soo socda, 460, toban sentimitir ayaa ka dheer 440.
Baabuurka leh khadadka casriga ah, siman oo hooseeya, marka lagu daro ku dhawaad daaqadaha toosan, 440 ma qarin qaar ka mid ah xidhiidhada 700, halka, gudaha, kuraasta dambe ee khaaska ah ee la taaban karo loo qaybin karo laba qaybood. Dhanka kale, qaybta qalabka, oo la hor dhigay darawalka, ayaa ka dhigay helitaanka kontaroolada si aad u fudud.
Cutubka matoorada, kaliya matoorada afar-dhululubo ah, oo leh awood 1.6, 2.0 iyo 1.7 l turbo.
Waxaa laga soo saaray Born, Holland, halkaas oo sidoo kale la soo saaray 340/360 iyo 480 model, 440 ayaa sidoo kale lahaa mudnaanta amniga, samaynta la heli karo, horraantii 1989, ABS, ama, 1991, iska yeelyeelayaasha suunka badbaadada. badbaadada iyo barkinta shilku, in kasta oo ay dhamaantood markii hore ahaayeen ikhtiyaar.
Dib ugu noqoshada 1994, waxay ahayd waqtigii la hirgelin lahaa nidaamka ilaalinta saameynta dhinac-SIPS.
Dhammaadkii wuxuu yimid 1996
Volvo 400 waxa la joojiyay bishii Noofambar 1996, wakhtigaas oo kuwii ka dambeeyay ee Volvo S40 iyo V40 ay hore ugu jireen wax soo saarka.
Si kastaba ha ahaatee, intii jidka lagu jiray, waxaa jiray hindise aan caadi ahayn, sida nooca loogu talagalay ciidamada booliska ama nooca dibad-baxa, oo ku qalabaysan 2.3 l block, 16 valves, 715 hp iyo dhammaan gawaarida gawaarida ah oo ku tartamay 1992. Laakiin marnaba mid. qaab beddelidda.
