Jacob Maller, the owner and mastermind behind this project, began with a stock Volvo 850, which he bought for just $850. Although inspired by the BTCC, Maller didn’t set out to build a replica ...

When Volvo advertised an 850 Estate ripping through the twisties on a track in Europe, the public took notice. I remember the first time I saw that commercial in the mid ’90s. It made me think ...

But believe it or not, the Volvo's presence in BTCC actually dates back to 1994, exactly 20 years ago. Volvos's strange track project was launched in April 1994 with two 850 estates (V70 ...

This wasn’t supposed to be a race—but it turned into a pure track war. One side: a legendary BTCC Volvo 850. The other: a ridiculous, boost-happy Ford Fiesta ST with a massive turbo and zero chill.

This is the kind of Nürburgring battle you didn’t know you needed: a legendary BTCC Volvo 850 wagging its tail through corners, up against a wild big-turbo Ford Fiesta ST bringing raw boost and ...

For PHers of a certain generation, the boxy sight of a 90's Volvo estate will always conjure up images of blue and white 850s springing over the curbs of the BTCC ... The 850 R was of course ...

Perhaps my 850 was built with the same suspension setup as Rickard Rydell's BTCC 850 race car? Volvo 850 owners on forums swapped advice about how to soften up the front suspension: under ...

8 Jun 2016, 17:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Time will pass and seasons will come and go, but the Volvo 850 will forever live in our gearhead hearts, especially the boxy-shaped BTCC racing car 25 ...

But when the stars aligned above Gothenburg, Sweden, TWR got back into the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the 1994 season, campaigning the Volvo 850 Estate. Using the wagon meant more ...

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 ...

Volvo democratised it with the various turbocharged 850s. Then made motorsport history with the BTCC car. What tends to get lost in that story, however, is that the 850 saloon that followed the ...