Volvo V50

Manufacturer	Volvo Cars
Parent company	Ford Motor Company (2003–2010) Geely Holding Group (2010–present)
Production	2003–present
Assembly	Ghent, Belgium[1] Pretoria, South Africa[2]
Predecessor	Volvo V40
Class	Small family car
Body style(s)	5-door station wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive/All wheel drive
Platform	Volvo P1 platform
Engine(s)	Petrol: Global: 1.6L I4 (100 hp) 1.8L I4 (125 hp) 2.0L I4 (145 hp) 2.4 L I5 (140 hp) Global and North America: 2.4 L I5 (168 hp) 2.4 L T5 turbocharged I5 (230 hp) Diesel: (not available in North America) 1.6L I4 (109 hp) 2.0L I4 (136 hp) 2.4L D5 turbocharged I5 (180 hp) Flexifuel: 1.8L I4 (125 hp)
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic 5 and 6-speed manual
Wheelbase	2,640 mm (103.9 in)
Length	2005-07: 4,514 mm (177.7 in) 2008-present: 4,522 mm (178.0 in)
Width	2005-2010: 1,770 mm (69.7 in) 2011-present: 2,022 mm (79.6 in)
Height	2005-07: 1,452 mm (57.2 in) 2008-present: 1,457 mm (57.4 in) 2008-present AWD: 1,460 mm (57.5 in)
Curb weight	1,400 kg (3,100 lb)
Related	Volvo S40 Mazda3

Volvo Cars introduced the Volvo V50 at the 2003 Bologna Motor Show as the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 small family car -- manufacturing both models at their facility in Ghent, Belgium.

2008–2009 Volvo V50 (MY09) LE station wagon (Australia)

Sharing the Ford C1 platform with the European Ford Focus and the Mazda 3, the V50 features interior "theatre" lighting, a floating center stack and "Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Architecture". The V50 T5 AWD features four-wheel drive and a straight-5 2.5-litre petrol engine with a light-pressure turbocharger, valves per cylinder and a DOHC design with variable camshaft timing -- providing 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp) and 320 N·m (236 lb·ft) of torque. Diesel options are available in Europe, including a 2.4 Litre turbocharged D5 diesel engine which provides 180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp) and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft) of torque.

Within the United States, Volvo limits sales of the V50 PZEV cars to states where it is required, including California, Florida, Vermont, Connecticut, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Mexico and Washington^[3].

Volvo Cars Special Vehicle produced a concept car based on the V50, the V50 SV, whose engine produces 340 hp (254 kW), and debuted at the 2004 Specialty Equipment Market Association tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada.^{[citation needed]}

History

2009 Volvo V50

For the 2008 model year, the V50 received revised front styling, minor modifications to the interior, optional active xenon headlights, audio systems, increased power and torque of the T5 engine, availability of the D5 with a 6-speed manual and a 1.8 Flexifuel engine.

For 2009, the V50 T5 is available in the US only as an automatic AWD model with the "R-Design" trim package, and within Europe with both manual and automatic options.

As of the 2010 model year, the D5 inline-5 diesel engine is no longer available; only the 1.6l and 2.0l diesel inline-4 units can be specified.

See also

• Volvo S40
• Volvo P1 platform

References

• "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"

1. ↑ "Volvo. Volvo In Belgium". Car-cat.com. http://car-cat.com/firm-51.html. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
2. ↑ "Volvo. Volvo In South Africa". Car-cat.com. http://car-cat.com/firm-1396.html. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
3. ↑ Blanco, Sebastian (2007-09-04). "Can this be true, does the Clean Air Act stop most of us from buying clean cars? — Autoblog Green". Autobloggreen.com. http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/04/can-this-be-true-does-the-clean-air-act-stop-most-of-us-from-bu/. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 

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