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VOLVO HISTORY

The Volvo Owners Club has put many of these historic documents together here to make them easier to find. These documents contain lots of useful information, both of a general and technical nature.

1920-2005
Technical facts about the various models with photographs, and a comprehensive Volvo Car Production Statistics from 1927.

1920-2000
These documents have fuller details about the year and the models.

History Articles
A series of documents from Volvo and other sources. Some have company statistics and other detail the background of Volvo and car production. Most are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

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THE HISTORY OF VOLVO CARS



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VOLVO V50 IN PRODUCTION 2003-

[ V70 | S60 | XC90 | S40 | V50 ]

Volvo V50

Just before the end of 2003, yet another new Volvo was launched, Volvo V50. Volvo V50 is the replacement for Volvo V40 which was launched in 1995.

The exterior design of the new Volvo V50 has a clear Volvo identity and the interior shows an influence of clean, crisp Scandinavian design.

Volvo V50 continues the strong Volvo heritage as a manufacturer of estate cars. Something that can be identified by the shape of the rear of the car and also the high mounted tail lamps.

Torsion stiffness has been increased by almost 70% and contributes to a high level of safety. Concerning safety, the new Volvo V50 has got a new, patented front structure with several crumple zones for increased protection of the occupants.

Other interesting news are the availability of the five cylinder petrol engine and also the possibility to get Volvo V50 with all wheel drive.

In 2005/6 the new Volvo D5 180HP engine was fitted to the V50

 
Technical facts:
 
Prod. years: 2003 -
Prod. volume:  
Body style: 5-door estate car
Engine: 4-cyl in-line DOHC 1.596 cc, 1.798 5-cyl in-line DOHC, 2.435, 2.521 cc or 4-cyl in-line DI Turbo Diesel 1.998 cc or 5-cyl D5 Turbo Diesel
Transmission: 5-speed or 6-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
Brakes: Hydraulic, all-round disc brakes
Dimensions: Overall length 452 cm, wheelbase 264 cm

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