Jun 23, 2023 · Powered by a turbocharged 2.3-liter five-cylinder engine, the 850R produced an impressive level of power, and it wasn’t shy about showing it. Add in sport-tuned suspension, and the 850R provided a driving experience that could rival many sports cars of its era.

May 30, 2017 · The original 850 R wasn't a hardcore performance car out for BMW M5 blood, but like today's V60 Polestar, it mated Volvo's sensible qualities with some decent real-world performance.

May 14, 2012 · Volvo’s touring car success gave rise to the production 850R in 1996, with its 2.3-litre 5-cylinder engine producing 250bhp at 5400 rpm along with 350Nm of torque. In its day, the 850R was perhaps the ultimate ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’, capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in 6.8 seconds and reaching a top speed of 155mph .

Today Volvo and Polestar introduced the new Volvo V60 Polestar. In my opinion it’s very cool Volvo has now a really fast estate car, and as a special model. Just like the 850 T-5R was. Polestar says the V60 Polestar is to celebrate the Volvo-heritage of …

2 days ago · Volvo 850 R | Spotted 30 years on from the 850 estate's final year as a touring car, and still we love them. ... Having withdrawn the V60 and V90 from sale in the UK a while back, there was ...

Take a listen to an 850 R's 2.3-litre T5 five-pot engine, followed by the much newer V60 Polestar's 3.0-litre T6 inline-six. Which do you think sounds best?

May 9, 2024 · The symptoms are all there: they used the word "lust" last week as they launched the most powerful Volvo ever, a bitumen rippler called the 850R, a car which packs V8-style venom and raises testosterone levels. Every 850R available to drive was painted fire engine red – even the station wagons.

Jul 25, 2011 · The Volvo 850 T5-R was the most exciting thing to come out of Sweden since Abba. We look at what made it special and why its impact can still be felt today. Up until the early Nineties Volvo was producing the same style of cars it had always done. Large, solid, utterly dependable but dull.

Jan 22, 2016 · Odometer stopped with 88,697 a few years ago but the owner estimated 105k for the true mileage. I plan on reading the true mileage under the hood this weekend. It is now in storage until this spring and when the snow/road salt clears. Original Titans were included and I am working on cleaning them.

Mar 9, 2024 · I've been seeing online it's about $10k USD but the source is a bit old and I don't really know a whole lot about prices, is this still the average you could get one for? And if so what's the average condition like for ones that cost around $10k?