In our last—and glowing—review of Volvo's swift 850 Turbo wagon, we mentioned that the suspension's shock control might benefit from "a touch more firmness." We also hinted that cornering grip ...

It was in 1995 when sales seemed to really pick up for the 850 range. That makes this 1994 Turbo something of a modest rarity among 850s on the road today. But chances are, today's Volvo drivers ...

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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 ...

(Full disclosure: Volvo recently invited me to New Jersey ... mph in just 6.7 seconds—three-tenths quicker than our last 850 Turbo wagon. [...] This would be blistering speed for any car ...

One car I'm thankful I no longer own is the 1994 Volvo 850 sedan. Not a bad car ... they got the job done, and in turbo form, they were pretty fast. Not quick, but fast on the interstates.

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 ...

Twenty years have passed since Volvo entered two 850 wagons in the British Touring ... Championship series during the 1980s when the 240 Turbo was competing against the Rover SD1.