Last week's basket-case Borgward versus decrepit DKW Project Car Hell Challenge featured a couple of cute European commuter machines of the 1950s. So this week we're going to change it up with a ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

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 ...

I promised the Volvo PR guy I’d take it easy in the 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R, but his S60 is getting smaller and smaller in my rearview mirror. I’m not even pushing that hard—I’m just following my old-car ...

From the May 1995 issue of Car and Driver. Unbridled, that is, Volvo-style. The T-5R isn't a high-strung megacar that aims at the performance heavens. No exotic turbo tricks here, no "advanced" ...

1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable ...

One car I'm thankful I no longer own is the 1994 Volvo 850 sedan. Not a bad car, mind you, as these were quite well-regarded back in the day, having dominated not only the British Touring Car ...

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 ...

You could buy this car for its colour alone, but a more exciting reason would be for the 345bhp 3.0-litre straight-six engine that lives under its bonnet. In 1995 the Volvo 850 T5R blew away in a ...

In 1995, the Volvo 850 T5R blew away in a cloud of tyre smoke the idea that the Swedish company only built boring estate cars for antique dealers in the Cotswolds. Now we have the V60 Polestar to ...