Ekuqaleni nangaphakathi yaziwa njenge-Project Galaxy, i Volvo 440 kwaba umphumela womsebenzi owaqalwa eminyakeni eyi-10 ngaphambili, ngenhloso yokwakha idrayivu yamasondo angaphambili, kumnandi ukuyishayela, enendawo enhle yangaphakathi kanye nobukhulu bangaphandle obuhlangene.
Isebenzisana nobuchwepheshe i-480, i-futuristic hatchback nezicabha ezintathu nje kuphela kanti eyokuqala kwabangu-400 izokwethulwa, i-440 iphinde yaba wuhlobo olwakhombisa indlela iVolvo abebefuna ukuhamba ngayo ezinhlotsheni zayo ezidonsa ngamasondo angaphambili.
Ngemva kokwethulwa kwe-prototype yokuqala, ebizwa ngokuthi i-G4, namanje ngo-September 1980, i-Galaxy Project izofinyelela umvuthwandaba ngokwakhiwa kochungechunge olubili: i-400, imodeli yayo yokuqala, i-480, yethulwa ngokusemthethweni e-International Salon e-Geneva ngo-1986. ; futhi ochungechungeni lwama-850, olwethulwa ehlobo lika-1991.
Imoto yesimanjemanje futhi entsha
Kodwa uma i-480 yayiyisiphakamiso se-niche emakethe, i-Volvo 440, eyenziwe yaziwa ngo-1988, ingaba imoto ejwayelekile kakhulu futhi ibe yimpumelelo enkulu engxenyeni ephakathi. Ngemva kwalokho, ngonyaka olandelayo, ama-460, amasentimitha ayishumi ubude kunama-440.
Imoto enemigqa yesimanje, ebushelelezi futhi ephansi, ngaphezu kwamafasitela acishe aqonde mpo, i-440 ayizange ifihle ukuxhumana okuthile ebangeni le-700, kuyilapho, ngaphakathi, izihlalo zangemuva ezingokoqobo zingahlukaniswa zibe izingxenye ezimbili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iphaneli yezinsimbi, ebekwe phambi komshayeli, yenza ukufinyelela kwezilawuli kube lula kakhulu.
Esahlukweni sezinjini, izinjini ezine-cylinder kuphela, ezinamandla angu-1.6, 2.0 kanye ne-turbo engu-1.7 litre.
Ikhiqizwe e-Born, Holland, lapho kukhiqizwa khona amamodeli angama-340/360 kanye nama-480, ama-440 nawo abenokuhamba phambili kwezokuphepha, enza atholakale, kusukela ngo-1989, i-ABS, noma, ngo-1991, abaqaphi bamabhande okuphepha. ukuphepha nama-airbags, nakuba wonke ekuqaleni ayekhethwa.
Emuva ngo-1994, kwase kuyisikhathi sokwethulwa kohlelo lokuvikela umthelela oseceleni - i-SIP.
Isiphetho safika ngo-1996
IVolvo 400 yayekwa ngoNovemba 1996, ngesikhathi abalandela ngemuva kwayo, iVolvo S40 neV40, base bevele bekhiqizwa.
Kodwa-ke, endleleni, kwakukhona iziphakamiso ezingavamile, njengenguqulo eyenzelwe amabutho amaphoyisa noma inguqulo ye-rally, ifakwe ibhulokhi engu-2.3 l, ama-valve angu-16, i-715 hp kanye ne-wheel drive eyayiqhudelana ngo-1992. Kodwa ungalokothi one.van - umzimba onesiko eliqinile kwaVolvo -, nakuba inkampani yaseDutch isize yathengisa, ngisho ngaphandle kwemvume yakwaVolvo, ikhithi, eyashintsha i-tailgate ngophahla, amafasitela asemaceleni nezivalo ze-trunk, ezenziwe nge-fiberglass. ukuguqulwa kwemodeli.
