VOLVO V50 · 2.4i Edition II · Wagon · 2008 ‐ 2010

Volvo launched manufacture from 2008 of automobiles type V50, modification of 2.4i Edition II and terminated it in 2010. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to sit 5 people including the driver.

«V50 2.4i Edition II» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 220 km/h, due to a 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 170 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.4 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.6 l, and the average fuel consumption is 8.5 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what allow you to go about 730 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 got the maximal quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe auto. In addition to passive safety systems (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD, Brake assistant.