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Volvo is cherished for its inline-five-cylinder engines that went into machines like the classic 850 T-5R and more modern V60. Now, these engines will pass on to Aurobay, along with all of the ...

We have a feeling that most current and former Volvo 850 owners wouldn't notice this 850 GLE as being something unusual if they saw it in traffic, but odds are this was the only one of its kind in the ...

It's rare to see manufacturer-built prototypes settle in private collections, as automakers tend to hang on to such examples or lend them out to museums—if they survive at all. Ending up in an ...

Introduced in June 1991 under the banner of “a dynamic car with four world-beating breakthroughs,” the boxy-shaped 850 is one of the most significant cars ever made by Volvo. On its 25th birthday, ...

General Motors, and Ford all conducted work on turbine technology in the mid-20th century. The allure of smooth, effortless power coming from a simpler source as compared to a piston engine was very ...

There isn’t a petrolhead alive that did not think the Volvo 850 T-5R wasn’t a cool car back in the day. Especially the estate version that became a cult car in the British Touring Car Championship ...

At Turbo HQ we get a lot of suggestions on what type of project vehicles we should build in the magazine. From the ultra exotic Lamborghini Murcilago to the less exotic Ford Festiva, and anything you ...

Cream Yellow remains the colour to have when you buy a Volvo 850T-5R. Photo: Supplied There isn’t a petrolhead alive who did not think the Volvo 850 T-5R was a cool car back in the day, especially the ...