Volvo V50

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Volvo V50

Manufacturer	Volvo Cars
Parent company	Ford Motor Company
Production	2003—present
Assembly	Ghent, Belgium
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	1,770 mm (69.7 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)
Fuel capacity	60.2 L (16 US gal; 13 imp gal)
Related	Volvo S40

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.

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 bhp (164 kW; 223 PS) 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 bhp (134 kW; 182 PS) 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[1].

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]}

[edit] Facelift

For model year 2008, the V50 received revised front styling, new rear lights in the style of the larger V70, minor modifications to the interior, optional active xenon headlights, audio systems, increased power and torque of the T5 engine, availability of the Volvo 2.0 L engine with a 6-speed manual and a 1.8 Flexifuel engine.

For model year 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.

[edit] See also

• Volvo S40
• Volvo P1 platform

[edit] 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"

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