VOLVO V50 · 2.0D · Wagon · 2007 ‐ 2010

Volvo began production in 2007 of cars type V50, modification 2.0D and closed it in 2010. This car has 5 doors, the body is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, that can seat 5 people total.

«V50 2.0D» vehicle with a 6-speed manual transmission is fitted to the front-wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 9.6 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 205 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail system», which generate a peak power of 136 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 7.6 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 4.8 l, and the average fuel consumption is 5.8 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 52 l of diesel, what provides to go about 897 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the higher number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a highly safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as Traction control, ESP, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant.