The Volvo V50 1.8F (Ethanol mode) is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied automobile with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volvo V50 1.8F (Ethanol mode) weighs a claimed 1360 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h (124 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 | 1360 kg | 2998 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated flexfuel petrol/alcohol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volvo | ||
| Engine code | B4184S8 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 83.1 mm
3.27 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51 kW/litre 69.4 ps/litre 68.4 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.77 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1153.2 kPa (167.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal E85 | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.83 kg/kW 24.77 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 | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173525 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volvo V50 1.8F (Ethanol mode) (2008) added 2008-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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