Category: Volvo
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Volvo 850 T-5R
The Volvo 850 T-5R is one of the great 1990s performance-car surprises. It looked like a sensible Swedish saloon or estate, yet it packed turbocharged five-cylinder pace, vivid special-edition details and a motorsport story that helped change how people saw Volvo. Here are ten things worth knowing about the yellow legend. 1. It was the…
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Volvo S40 and V40 T4: History and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The first-generation Volvo S40 and V40 T4 put genuine turbocharged performance into Volvo’s smallest late-1990s saloon and estate. Developed alongside the Mitsubishi Carisma and built in the Netherlands, the cars combined compact dimensions with a high-output Volvo four-cylinder engine. Quick answer: the S40 saloon and V40 estate arrived in the mid-1990s.…
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Volvo 780 Bertone: History and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Volvo 780 Bertone was a two-door luxury flagship that placed Italian-built bodywork over Volvo 700-series engineering. Cleaner and more conventional than the earlier 262C, it combined restrained coupé styling with engines ranging from the PRV V6 to turbocharged four- and six-cylinder units. Quick answer: Volvo unveiled the 780 at the…
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Volvo 262C Bertone: History and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Volvo 262C was the company’s hand-finished luxury coupe of the late 1970s, built in Italy by Bertone from Volvo 260-series components. Its lowered roof, wide doors, formal rear quarters and lavish cabin make it one of the strangest and most recognisable production Volvos. Quick answer: the 262C appeared for the…