Driving Impressions

Driving Impressions  - 2006 Volvo V50 Review - Reviews - Volvo V50

Volvo's smallest wagon is just as refined and tightly built as the bigger V70, if a bit snug inside. Performance is a strong point with the turbocharged model, but the T5's ride can get rough on harsher surfaces and a little jittery even when rolling through moderate imperfections. The T5's manual gearbox operates easily, and Volvo's automatic operates smoothly. An all-wheel-drive V50 behaved admirably on snow and ice.

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    Contact shortcuts
    A quick way of searching the phone book for contacts in normal view is to turn TUNE clockwise to access the phone book and then counter- clockwise to select a contact from the list. Press OK/ME ...

    Search
    The keypad in the center console can be used to search for a file in the currently selected folder. Start the search by either turning TUNE (to access the folders) or by pressing one of the chara ...

    Symbols and messages in the display
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