VOLVO V50 · T5 Elite · Wagon · 2004

Volvo began manufacture from 2004 of cars type V50, modification of T5 Elite and terminated it in 2004. In this vehicle can fit 5 people total, it has wagon body type with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«V50 T5 Elite» have a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. 5-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 220 hp at 5000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile in 7.3 s to 100 km/h and reach top speed of 235 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 62 liters of petrol, thus when intermediate fuel consumption is 9.6 l per 100 km (7.1 liters on the track, 13.9 l in the city), that allow you drive approximately 646 km unrefuelled.

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

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 got the maximum number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a perfect safe auto. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, side, driver, head/curtain airbags).