VOLVO V50 · 2.4 · Wagon · 2007 ‐ 2009

Volvo launched manufacture in 2007 of autos model V50, modification 2.4 and finished it in 2009. In this automobile can fit 5 people including the driver, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«V50 2.4» have a front wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox. This car can speed up for 10.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 200 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 140 hp at 5000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.2 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.7 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 9.1 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 62 l of petrol, what provides to go approximately 682 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 got the higher quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. In addition to passive safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as Traction control, EBD, Brake assistant, ESP, ABS.