Volvo V50
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Volvo V50 | |
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Manufacturer | Volvo Cars |
Parent company | Ford Motor Company |
Production | 2004—present |
Assembly | Ghent, Belgium |
Predecessor | Volvo V40 |
Class | Sportswagon |
Body style | 5-door station wagon / estate |
Platform | Volvo P1 platform |
Length | 4514 mm |
Width | 1770 mm |
Height | 1452 mm |
Curb weight | 1400 kg |
Related | Volvo S40 |
Similar | Audi A4 Avant BMW 3 Series wagon |
The Volvo V50 is the station wagon / estate version of the Volvo S40 small family car, produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo Cars.
It is based on the Volvo P1 platform. Volvo Cars Special Vehicle also produced a concept car based on the V50, the V50 SV, whose engine produces 340 hp (179 kW), and debuted at the 2004 Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Highlights of the V50's interior design include soft "theatre" lighting of various sections, and a translucent "iced aqua" center stack. In safety, the V50 features "Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Architecture".
The top-of-the line V50 is the T5 AWD. This model features four-wheel drive and a straight-5 2.5-litre petrol engine with a light-pressure turbocharger. Its valvetrain has four valves per cylinder and is a DOHC design with variable camshaft timing. The engine provides 220 bhp and 320 Nm of torque.
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- "The all-new Volvo V50", a Volvo Cars North America news release
- "SEMA 2004: Hot-blooded Volvo V50 SV Concept Car Debuts at 2004 SEMA"
- 2006 Volvo V50 T5 AWD
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