This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 150 N·m (111 lb·ft/15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1300 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h or 115 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 171.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1548 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4522 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1806 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B4164S3 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.4 mm
3.11 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.3 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.98 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1181 kPa (171.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6450 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 77.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.61 kg/kW 29.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 171.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173481 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volvo V50 1.6 (2008) added 2008-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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