VOLVO V50 · D5 Edition I · Wagon · 2008

In 2008 Volvo began manufacture of cars type V50, modification of D5 Edition I and finished it in 2008. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 meters, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«V50 D5 Edition I» automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front-wheels. 5-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail system» can generate output 180 hp at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 8 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 225 km/h.

Fuel rate is 8.3 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 5.1 l, and the average fuel consumption is 6.3 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 60 liters of diesel, what provides to drive approximately 953 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the higher number of stars - five, which means that it is a perfect safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ESP, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control.