VOLVO V50 · 1.6D · Wagon · 2007 ‐ 2009

From 2007 Volvo began production of automobiles model V50, modification of 1.6D and closed it in 2009. In this automobile can fit 5 person total, it has wagon body type with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V50 1.6D» car with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can produce output 109 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the car for 12.1 seconds to 100 km/h and reach ceiling speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel rate is 6.3 liters in the urban driving mode, on the track 4.3 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 5 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 52 liters of diesel, what lets to go nearly 1040 km unrefueled.

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

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 got the maximum quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to active safety systems (ABS, Traction control, ESP, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety features (side, driver, passenger, head/curtain airbags).