VOLVO V50 · 1.6 R-Design · Wagon · 2010

Volvo started manufacture from 2010 of cars type V50, modification 1.6 R-Design and terminated it in 2010. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is designed to fit 5 people total.

«V50 1.6 R-Design» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 100 horsepower at 6000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the auto in 12 s to 100 km/h and reach top speed of 185 km/h.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 55 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 7.1 liters per 100 km (5.8 liters on the track, 9.2 l in the urban), what let you drive approximately 775 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/50R17.

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