VOLVO V50 · 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop Edition II · Wagon · 2009 ‐ 2010

Volvo started manufacture in 2009 of automobiles type V50, modification 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop Edition II and finished it in 2010. In this automobile can sit 5 people including the driver, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«V50 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop Edition II» auto with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel engine with «common rail system» can produce power 109 hp at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car in 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve ceiling speed of 190 km/h.

Fuel rate is 4.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 3.4 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 3.9 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 52 liters of diesel, what allow you to go nearly 1334 km unrefueled.

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

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the maximal number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a very safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety (driver, passenger, side, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as ABS, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, Traction control.