Model record
Volvo V50
Background
The Volvo V50 is the station wagon version of the Volvo S40 small family car ("C-segment") first unveiled at the 2003 Bologna Motor Show, both assembled at Ghent, Belgium. Sharing the Volvo, Ford, and Mazda Global C-car Platform with the European 2nd-gen Ford Focus and the Mazda3, the V50 featured interior "theatre" lighting, a floating center console, and "Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Architecture".
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Specification
- Length
- 4,510 mm
- Fuel
- gasoline
- Displacement
- 2.4–2.5 L · 5 cyl
- Fuel economy
- 22–24 mpg combined — EPA 2005–2011
Still on UK roads
23,916
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