Lower cross member

The front structure has been supplemented by a lower cross member that adapts the front to the height of a normal-sized passenger car. This enables the other car's deformation zones to function as they were intended to provide protection for the car's occupants.
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Acceleration
The air conditioning is momentarily disengaged
during full-throttle acceleration. ...
12-volt sockets
12-volt socket in the front tunnel console
The electrical sockets can be used for 12-volt accessories such as cell phone
chargers and coolers. For the socket to supply current, the ignition must ...
Exterior
Some V50 design characteristics were borrowed from early Volvo wagons. Still,
styling hasn't veered dramatically away from the V40. Volvo notes that "from
above, the body resembles the shape ...
