VOLVO V50 · 2.0 · Wagon · 2006 ‐ 2007

Manufacturing version 2.0 of automobile models V50 was started in 2006 by Volvo, and finished in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«V50 2.0» auto with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 145 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 9.6 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 210 km/h.

Fuel rate is 10.2 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 5.7 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 7.4 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 55 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 744 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65R15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the maximum number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a very safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP, ABS, EBD.