VOLVO V50 · 1.6D Edition I · Wagon · 2005 ‐ 2007

From 2005 Volvo started manufacture of cars model V50, modification 1.6D Edition I and closed it in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.3 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«V50 1.6D Edition I» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 12.1 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak power of 109 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 52 liters of diesel, therefore when average fuel consumption is 5 liters per 100 km (4.3 liters on the highway, 6.3 l in the city), accordingly let you drive nearly 1040 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 received the higher number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to active safety systems (Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).