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The Volvo 850 was introduced in Europe in June 1991, [16] as a 1992 model year car. It was launched with the slogan "A dynamic car with four unique innovations" [17] which referred to the newly developed five cylinder transverse engine, the Delta-link rear axle, [18] the Side Impact Protection System (SIPS), [19] and the self-adjusting seatbelt reel for the front seats.
Volvo Dealer Racing, known originally as the Volvo Dealer Team and occasionally as Volvo 850 Racing, Volvo S40 Racing and Volvo Racing [1] was an Australian motor racing team that debuted in 1994 competing in the Australian Production Car Championship and at the Bathurst 12 Hour before stepping up to the new Australian Super Touring Championship in 1995 and continued racing through to 1999.
All the race weekends were now double header meetings, with full points awarded at each race. ... 4 Ret 5 94: 10 Patrick Watts: 13 11 8 ... 3 Volvo 850 Racing: 4 1 1 ...
Tom Walkinshaw made a comeback with Volvo, the Swedish manufacturer surprisingly choosing to run the estate version of their 850 model. 1988 Le Mans winner Jan Lammers and Swedish Formula Three racer Rickard Rydell would be the team’s two drivers.
The Volvo 850 R was produced as both a sedan and a wagon. In the spring of 1996, Volvo introduced a new high-performance Volvo 850 as a replacement for the hugely successful limited edition T-5R. [5] [6] Volvo initially decided there would be no direct successor to the T-5R, but due to its success, instead decided to develop a new high ...
The Volvo Engine Petrol 4 is a four-cylinder engine with 1.5L or 2.0L displacement. It is used by Volvo, Lynk&Co and Geely marque vehicles. ... (94 kW; 128 PS) — U ...
The Volvo 440/460 Series models were designed to fit in below Volvo's bigger saloon and estate cars as a replacement to the 340/360 Series, to compete with the likes of the Ford Sierra. Development of the 440/460/480 started in 1978, as part of the "Galaxy Project" which was to create two lines of front-wheel drive cars to replace the 300- and ...
His first year in the BTCC was 1994, when his car was quite distinctive, driving a Volvo 850 Estate, when it was normal to race saloons. The TWR team switched to a saloon in 1995 and Rydell took pole for 13 of the 24 races, but due to several slow starts he won only 4 times and he finished on podium 7 times.