VOLVO V50 · 1.6D DRIVe Edition II · Wagon · 2008 ‐ 2010

Model of automobiles V50, modification of 1.6D DRIVe Edition II began producing by Volvo from 2008 and terminated in 2010. In this automobile can fit 5 person total, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V50 1.6D DRIVe Edition II» car with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 190 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 109 hp at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 52 liters of diesel, therefore when average fuel consumption is 4.5 liters per 100 km (3.8 l on the highway, 5.7 liters in the city), that allows to go about 1156 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/50R17.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the maximal quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a very safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety features (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS, ESP, EBD.