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Stephen M. Henning
The V50 car is, like S40, built on a new global Ford platform. The
all-wheel-drive variant V50 T5 has the latest generation Haldex AWD
system, whose software is an integral part of the technology creating
the vehicle dynamics which give sports-wagon characteristics.
Even though the AWD system is customized for V50 T5, the system shares
most of the technoogy with other AWD systems from Haldex on other Volvo
models.
"The T5 engine and AWD give the V50 model extremely enjoyable road
manners", says Peter Ewerstrand, the project leader for the V50 and S40
programs, in a press release from Volvo. "Top class performance is
combined with responsive, stable driving charcteristics".
The new Volvo V50 will start selling in the first half of 2004. The AWD
variant will, however, not be available at start but will be introduced
later in the year.
The V50 T5 with Haldex AWD system complements the existing series of
four-wheel-drive cars from Volvo - all with Haldex AWD system. Among
those are the XC90 SUV and the AWD S60/V70 cars.
For more info check out:
http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/100916/page039.html?ti
d=edmunds.e.autoshow..leftnav.40.*
all-wheel-drive variant V50 T5 has the latest generation Haldex AWD
system, whose software is an integral part of the technology creating
the vehicle dynamics which give sports-wagon characteristics.
Even though the AWD system is customized for V50 T5, the system shares
most of the technoogy with other AWD systems from Haldex on other Volvo
models.
"The T5 engine and AWD give the V50 model extremely enjoyable road
manners", says Peter Ewerstrand, the project leader for the V50 and S40
programs, in a press release from Volvo. "Top class performance is
combined with responsive, stable driving charcteristics".
The new Volvo V50 will start selling in the first half of 2004. The AWD
variant will, however, not be available at start but will be introduced
later in the year.
The V50 T5 with Haldex AWD system complements the existing series of
four-wheel-drive cars from Volvo - all with Haldex AWD system. Among
those are the XC90 SUV and the AWD S60/V70 cars.
For more info check out:
http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/100916/page039.html?ti
d=edmunds.e.autoshow..leftnav.40.*