Volvo · 2004–2012

Volvo V50

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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Predecessor: Volvo S40 · Successor: Volvo V40

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Overview

The V50 T5 AWD featured all-wheel drive and a straight-5 2.5 litre petrol engine, with a light pressure turbocharger, four 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 were available in Europe, including a 2.4 Litre turbocharged D5 diesel engine which provided 180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp) and 350 N⋅m (258 lb⋅ft) of torque. Within the United States, Volvo limited sales of the V50 PZEV cars to states where it was required, including California, Florida, Vermont, Connecticut, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Mexico and Washington. 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 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

History

For the model year of 2008, 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 six speed manual and a 1.8 Flexifuel engine. For 2009, the V50 T5 was available in the United States, only as an automatic AWD model with the R-Design trim package, and within Europe with both manual and automatic options. As of the model year of 2010, the D5 inline five diesel engine was no longer available; only the 1.6l and 2.0l diesel inline four units could be specified. In 2010, the new, larger, circular Volvo logo appeared on the front grille, in the United States, a manual transmission was briefly available with the T5 AWD version. In North America the naturally aspirated five cylinder engine, all wheel drive, and manual transmission were all dropped for the model year of 2011, leaving only the automatic, front wheel drive T5 in base and R-Design trims. The model year of 2011 was the last for the V50 in the United States and Canada. V50 sales. Total produced: 519,007 from 2003 to 2012 (as of 31 December 2012)

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Specifications

name: Volvo V50
Manufacturer: Volvo Cars
Production: 2004–2012
Model years: 2005–2011
Class: Compact / Small family car / Subcompact executive car(C)
Platform: Volvo P1 platform
Assembly: Belgium: Ghent (VCG), Malaysia: Shah Alam (SMA), South Africa: Pretoria (CMH Volvo Cars Pretoria)
Body style: 5-door station wagon
Engine: Petrol:, 1.6 L I4, 1.8 L I4, 2.0 L I4, 2.4 L I5, 2.5 L turbo I5, Diesel:, 1.6 L PSA HDi I4, 2.0 L I4, 2.4 L D5 turbo I5, Flexifuel:, 1.8 L I4
Layout: Front engine, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
Transmission: 5-speed MTX-75 manual, 5-speed Volvo M56, 6-speed Volvo M66 manual, 5-speed Aisin AW55-50 automatic, 6-speed Aisin TF-80SC automatic
Length: 2005–2007: 4514 mm, 2008–2012: 4522 mm
Width: 2005–2012: 1770 mm, with door mirrors: 2022 mm
Height: 2005–2007: 1452 mm, 2008–2012: 1457 mm, 2008–2012 AWD: 1460 mm
Kerb weight: FWD:, 1445 -, AWD:, 1560 -
Wheelbase: 2640 mm
Related: Volvo S40
Predecessor: Volvo V40 (1995–2004)
Successor: Volvo V40, Volvo V60
Designer: Fedde Talsma

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Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077010CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_V50CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1362602057 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volvo_V50_front_20080727.jpgAttribution · Photo: Rudolf Stricker · retrieved 2026-10-01
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