VOLVO V50 · 1.6 Sport · Wagon · 2010

Volvo launched manufacture from 2010 of automobiles model V50, modification of 1.6 Sport and terminated it in 2010. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is destined to fit 5 people including the driver.

«V50 1.6 Sport» is a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 100 hp at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile for 12 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel rate is 9.2 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 5.8 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 7.1 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 55 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 775 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 received the higher number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a highly safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, EBD.