The V50 may not have the tactile satisfaction or gadgetry goodness of its German rivals, but ABBA never sounded so good. Our V50 tester was powered by Volvo’s ubiquitous 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo (which also adds 17” wheels to the package). The odd-numbered mill spools-up nine more horses than before (227hp) and 236 ft-lbs of torque. Good Car. I begged my husband to trade in my '99 4Runner for a more stable vehicle on the highway so he got me an '07 Volvo V50. Took it on the highway and it was amazing, but then I started to Mileage: 129,417 miles MPG: 20 city / 31 hwy Color: White Body Style: Wagon Engine: 5 Cyl 2.4 L Transmission: Automatic. Description: Used 2009 Volvo V50 with Front-Wheel Drive, Ambient Lighting, Dual Exhaust, Tinted Windows, Limited Slip Differential, Power Liftgate, Heated Seats, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Cargo Cover, and Heated Mirrors. And so, like the C-Max, the V50 2.0D uses the slightly smoother French unit rather than the TDCi lump fitted to the Mondeo. Here it knocks out 136bhp at 4000rpm and 236lb ft at half that speed Cars with those problems will be your perfect project car. Personally, I've had a couple of (non-Volvo) cars with very bad cooling and hydraulic problems, which taught me a lot, and I don't mind electrical work, so I'm happy fixing those things in future. But I can't make an ugly car look good. The Volvo Group ( Swedish: Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses and construction equipment, Volvo also supplies marine and industrial Been looking at estates, a volvo v50 came up, seems like a decent car, going to look at it in person today. Petrol as a diesel won't get the use they need. engines seem decent, anybody got experience of the body and rust (it is a ford in a posh coat after all) they seem to be prone to electrical problems, anybody got one or can recommend one or The Ford/PSA 1.6 diesel engine fitted in the Mazda, Ford Focus and Volvo V50, to name a few, is regularly slammed in Volvo owner reviews as clattery, likely to destroy bearings after 3 years, and prone to turbo destruction, (see owner views on your own site for examples). However, the same engine does not get this type of review by Ford or The V50 is not the largest Volvo estate, but there is certainly no other estate car on the market that combines this amount of space with these levels of efficiency. Of course you get the bonus of a huge range between fuel stops – over 800 miles potentially – as well as zero road tax for the first year and just £20 per year thereafter due HQdWYUM.