VOLVO V50 · D3 R-Design · Wagon · 2010 ‐ 2011

Volvo started production in 2010 of autos model V50, modification D3 R-Design and terminated it in 2011. This automobile has 5 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 person total.

«V50 D3 R-Design» car with a 6-speed manual transmission is connected to the front-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 9.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 205 km/h, thanks to a 5-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail system», which generate a maximum power of 150 horsepower at 3500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 7.6 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 4.8 l, and the normal fuel rate is 5.8 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 60 liters of diesel, what lets to go roughly 1035 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/50R17.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 received the higher quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to active safety (ABS, EBD, Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).