Volvo V50 Brochure page 5

The drive of your life
– and many more to come.
Let's start by blowing away a myth. Bigger cars don't
necessarily mean bigger environmental impact. On the
contrary, by applying new ideas and smart thinking in the
design phase, quite the opposite can be achieved.
During development, the Volvo V50 DRIVe spent
hundreds of hours in our state-of-the-art wind tunnel.
The physical results are a new grille, lowered chassis and
wheels that compliment an already superb sportswagon.
The environmental benefits of this aerodynamic fine tuning
will be revealed in time. As will the advantages of an engine
that delivers 240 Nm of torque while satisfying itself with
a mere 3.9 litres of fuel per 100 km and producing a miserly
104 g of CO /km. Small margins we admit, but a clear step in
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the right direction and a sign of our continuing commitment
to build cars that perform today with tomorrow in mind.
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