Volvo V50 Estate

Volvo V50 (2004-2012) review

The versatile Volvo V50 is a handsome and desirable family estate car, despite its age

In-depth reviews

5 May 2012

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Volvo V50 DRIVe SE vs VW Passat Bluemotion

Go green and cut costs with an ecoestate. We pitch the new Volvo V50 DRIVe against the established VW Passat BlueMotion.

Car group tests

14 Aug 2009

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Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe

Base diesel estate benefits from eco makeover – and £35 road tax.

Road tests

12 Dec 2008

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Volvo V50 R-Design

Sporty styling and hi-tech auto gearbox give compact Volvo estate a boost.

Road tests

11 Jun 2008

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Volvo V50 D5 SE Sport

Volvo mildly revised load lugger looks better, but does it load better?

Road tests

31 Jul 2007

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Volvo V50 D5 SE Lux

With gutsy and efficient performance, the new Volvo V50 has strong appeal

Road tests

26 Jun 2007

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Volvo V50 (2004-2012) review

The V50 is the 'sports estate' sister car to the S40 saloon range, competing head-on with the Audi A4 Avant, BMW 3 Series Touring and Jaguar X-Type es…

In-depth reviews

29 Dec 2006

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Volvo V50 T5 SE

There have been two major surprises to running the V50 for the past eight months and 17,000 miles. Firstly, it's proved more practical than many in th…

Long-term tests

19 Apr 2005

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Volvo V50

What's the mark of a good long-term car? Simple: the number of people who ask to borrow it. Ever since the Volvo V50 arrived last July, I've been inun…

Long-term tests

8 Feb 2005

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Volvo V50 T5 AWD

Not that long ago, Volvo load-luggers and their owners were the objects of derision. How times change. By focusing on performance range-toppers and ve…

Road tests

25 Jan 2005

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Volvo V50

Given the chance of an extended holiday, most people would jet off to some exotic location. Not me. Instead I chose to drive 3,500 miles around Europe…

Long-term tests

3 Nov 2004

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Volvo V50

No doubt about it, the Volvo XC90 was one of our best-ever long-termers - the giant SUV never put a foot wrong. Of course, this made it harder to say …

Long-term tests

7 Sep 2004

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Volvo V50 2.0D SE

Just two weeks ago, we named the brilliant new S40 saloon as the finest compact Volvo ever. Its combination of crisp styling, dynamic handling and val…

Road tests

6 Apr 2004