The Volvo 850 Turbo offered more power than a V8 BMW 530i, and buyers noticed. But this 1994 model isn't easy to spot these days.

Thirty years separate these hot rod family haulers—but how much has changed in three decades? I promised the Volvo PR guy I’d take it easy in the 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R, but his S60 is getting ...

The 850 wasn’t the first production Volvo with front-wheel-drive (the 1986 Volvo 480 beat it to European showrooms), but it was the first one available on our continent. The base 1994 Volvo 850 ...

Two worlds collide: a legendary BTCC Volvo 850 and a boosted-to-the-moon Ford Fiesta ST. Who wins in this unexpected battle? Old-school race pedigree vs modern turbo torque. And both drivers refusing ...

From the May 1995 issue of Car and Driver. Unbridled, that is, Volvo-style. The T-5R isn't a high-strung megacar that aims at the performance heavens. No exotic turbo tricks here, no "advanced ...

A 1994 Volvo 850 with heated leather seats that is automatic, turbocharged, surprisingly fast (174 whp), and still gets 25mpg - all for $1500! Read more inside Turbo & High-Tech Performance.

Twenty years have passed since Volvo entered two 850 wagons in the British Touring Car Championship. To this day it is still one of the bravest, nuttiest, and awesome cars. Why? Because racing wagon.

My 1995 Volvo 850 non-turbo (with 160,000 miles) has an oil leak at the rear main seal or RMS, probably because of crankcase pressure.

As a Volvo person explained to me, when the T-5R Yellow 850 T-5Rs came to the U.S., Volvo dealers couldn't move them, and a lot of them ended up as company cars.

One car I'm thankful I no longer own is the 1994 Volvo 850 sedan. Not a bad car, mind you, as these were quite well-regarded back in the day, having dominated not only the British Touring Car ...

The 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R was nuts for a family station wagon. It had a 2.3-liter turbocharged five-cylinder with an ECU tuned by Porsche for 243 horsepower, sticky low-profile Pirelli P-Zero tires ...

The Volvo 850 T-5R expanded on the formerly top-of-the-line 850 Turbo with bigger wheels and tires, a modified front spoiler, a bangin’ stereo, and every one of the Turbo’s options as standard ...