Volvo V50

Solid Feel: Doors, ride feels like it's really heavy - and it is. 1500kg, easily matching Nissan Teana, Toyota Camry kind of weight (despite it's smaller size). It's heavier than Mazda 6 2.5l. Extremely stable ride at high speed cruising (up to 180km/h in msia). Space: Reasonable. But this car, despite it's small size, really does wonder at squeezing in lots of items when the back seats are folded down. Safety: Needless to say, volvo's typical safety features. (Note, i'm a satisfied owner of this car at age 25).... Read More

Contrary to what many Car mags say, I do not find that the T5 as thirsty as they claim it to be. Perhaps its how you nail the loud pedal to the metal when commuting or simply a case of perceived thirstiness. I get around 450-500+kms on a tank of gas so its ok for me. The plus point is that no matter how much insulation I dump into my former Japanese luxury car short of a Lexus, the NVH will never match the Volvo's ability to cosset the individuals when transversing the daily routes to school or shopping trips. Got this car off a Swedish chap and it was fully maintained by SM Motors so needless to say, no mysteries on the condition. Road-holding was on par to my ex-Japanese sports sedan and power on tap definitely was better due to the LPT on board.... Read More