VOLVO V50 · 2.4i Elan · Wagon · 2004

From 2004 Volvo began production of cars type V50, modification 2.4i Elan and closed it in 2004. This car has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 people total.

«V50 2.4i Elan» auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is connected to the front-wheels. The 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 170 horsepower at 6000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the auto for 9 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 215 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 13.3 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.8 l, and the mixed fuel rate is 9.2 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 62 liters of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 674 kilometers unrefueled.

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

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the maximum quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a highly safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, ESP.