Driving Impressions
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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Seat belt pretensioners
All seat belts are equipped with pretensioners that reduce slack in the belts.
These pretensioners are triggered in situations where the front or side impact airbags
deploy, and in certain impacts ...
Safety
Volvo's commitment to safety is as old as the company itself. As Assar
Gabrielsson, one of the founders of Volvo, declared: "Cars are driven by people.
The guiding principle behind everything ...
Interior Design
The interior of the Volvo V50 represents nothing less than a revolution in
car design. Its focal point is an ultra-thin central instrument stack, which
appears to be free-floating in space. This i ...