Images: Volvo Mk.2-I V50 (2004-07)
Released in June 2004, the Volvo Mk.2 Phase I (Mk.2-I) V50 was a five-door wagon. Manufactured in Ghent, Belgium, the V50 range initially consisted of the front-wheel drive 2.4 and T5 variants. From 2006, however, the T5 was fitted with a Haldex all-wheel drive system and, in 2007, the D5 was introduced… Read full Volvo V50 review
Images: Volvo Mk.2-II V50 (2007-12)
Released in October 2007, the Volvo Mk.2 Phase II (Mk.2-II) V50 introduced an updated interior and slight powertrain changes. For the V50 T5, the B5254T3 engine was replaced by the B5254T7 which had a slightly different turbocharger design and a reprogrammed ECU which resulted in a 7 kW peak power increase. In August 2010, the Volvo V50 range was revised: the 2.4, D5 and 2.0D variants were discontinued, while the T5 returned to being front-wheel drive and was offered as an ‘S’ or ‘R-Design’ edition.
