VOLVO V50 · 1.6D DRIVe Momentum · Wagon · 2008 ‐ 2010

Model of cars V50, modification of 1.6D DRIVe Momentum manufactured by Volvo from 2008 and finished in 2010. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is assigned to sit 5 men including the driver.

«V50 1.6D DRIVe Momentum» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is connected to the front wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a peak power of 109 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 5.7 l in the city driving mode, on the track 3.8 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 4.5 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 52 liters of diesel, what lets to go nearly 1156 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 got the maximum quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, ESP), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags).