The words "cool wagon" probably spark imagery of the Audi RS6 or some king of AMG Hammer relative. However, Volvo also made one really cool performance wagon and even went racing with it. This ...

Volvo dropped the supercharged in 2022, instead using only a turbocharger, but increasing the power of the electric motor.

Author: Jon Burgess Photos: Volvo It’s 1985, and the second One Lap of America (OLOA) is about to commence. A sanitised, legally sanctioned spin-off of Brock Yates’ infamous Cannonball Run, it was, at ...

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 ...

After all this time, it can feel like there’s not a lot left to say about the Volvo 850. But, hey, it’s a great story, and there’s no harm in hearing one of those again. Once upon a time, the most ...

While Volvo's former R models—like the iconic 850 T5 R—included a host of performance enhancements, the company's R-Design models have offered a different type of performance kick, more focused on ...

Described as having the essence of a sports car in the silhouette of a family car, Volvo is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of its iconic 850 T5-R this year. Originally released in ...

Volvo has only sold road cars under the Polestar brand name for a few years now, but back in 1996 it offered something very similar, the 850 R. The original 850 R wasn't a hardcore performance car out ...

It's been 20 years since Volvo made an impact in the highly-specialized segment of performance estates. The Volvo 855 T5-R is the bruiser that started it and there's much to like about the old timer.

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 as ...