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Volvo 850 AWD estate, Australia. In November 1996, [45] Volvo launched the 850 AWD. Available as a 1997 model [45] it came only in estate configuration, featured standard all-wheel drive and was only available in certain markets. All cars were equipped with the new 2.5L turbo engine developing 193 PS (142 kW; 190 hp). [46]
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.
The 1996 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Super Touring Cars.It was contested over eight rounds, commencing on 19 May 1996 at Amaroo Park and ending on 9 November at Oran Park Raceway.
Volvo 850 GLT: Volvo Racing Australia: 2 Albert Park Circuit: Melbourne, Victoria: 8–9 March Jim Richards: Volvo 850 GLT: Volvo Racing Australia: 3 Albert Park Circuit: Melbourne, Victoria: 8–9 March Jim Richards: Volvo 850 GLT: Volvo Racing Australia: 1 1 Lakeside International Raceway: Brisbane, Queensland: 3–4 May Paul Morris: BMW 320i ...
It was the third series for 2 litre Super Touring Cars to be contested in Australia, but the first to use the Australian Super Touring Championship name. It began on 5 March 1995 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 26 August at Eastern Creek Raceway after eight rounds.
Volvo Cars Australia: Volvo 850: 2 2 1: Brad Jones: 3 Brad Jones Racing: Audi A4 Quattro: 3 9 2: Paul Morris: 1 BMW Motorsport Australia: BMW 318i: 4 DNS 3: Craig Baird: 10 BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i: 1 1 4: Geoff Brabham: 83 BMW Motorsport Australia BMW 318i: 7 3 5: Tamara Vidali: 4 Brad Jones Racing Audi A4 Quattro 5 4 6: Geoff Full ...
The 1997 Australian Touring Car season was the 38th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500. Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1997, V8 Supercar and Super Touring.
The 1995 Volvo 850 T5-R was the first Volvo branded with the R marque. For 1995, the special limited edition 850 T-5R was offered, and was a commercial success, leading Volvo to produce a second run in 1996. Originally, it was to be called 850 Plus 5.