Volvo V50 2007 vs Volvo V40 2012
| Body: | Estate car / wagon | Hatchback | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 2.5 Petrol | 2.5 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 230 HP | 254 HP | |
| Torque: | 320 NM | 360 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 6.9 seconds | 6.5 seconds | |
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Volvo V40 is a more dynamic driving. Volvo V50 engine produces 24 HP less power than Volvo V40, whereas torque is 40 NM less than Volvo V40. Due to the lower power, Volvo V50 reaches 100 km/h speed 0.4 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.7 | 9.0 | |
| Volvo V50 consumes 0.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volvo V40, which means that by driving the Volvo V50 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 45 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 62 litres | 62 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 710 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
| 960 km on highway | 1030 km on highway | ||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.52 m | 4.37 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.45 m | |
| Volvo V50 is 15 cm longer than the Volvo V40, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Volvo V50 is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 417 litres | 335 litres | |
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Volvo V50 has more luggage capacity. Volvo V50 has 82 litres more trunk space than the Volvo V40. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.1 meters | 11.2 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volvo V50 is 0.1 metres less than that of the Volvo V40. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`000 | 1`970 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | average | |
| Volvo V40 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volvo V50 has serious deffects in 190 percent more cases than Volvo V40, so Volvo V40 quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 3200 | 8200 | |
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