Volvo begins selling brick-shaped rear-wheel drive station wagons in the United States with 145 in the 1968 model year, continuing the tradition with 200, 700 And 900 series wagon and all the way The last V90s of 1998. The benefits of front-wheel drive have proven impossible for those Goteborg people to resist, despite that, and so 850 has been developed. The 850 sedan first appeared in the United States as a 1993 model, followed by a wagon version in 1994. Junkyard gem was one of the first 850 year old wagons found in Colorado Springs self-service yard recently.
The 850 is not the first production Volvo with front-wheel drive (Volvo 480 1986 beating it in European showrooms), but this is the first one available on our continent.
The base 1994 Volvo 850 for the U.S. market had a 2.4-liter DOHC inline engine good for 168 horsepower and 162 pound-feet, but this car had a turbocharged version with 222 horsepower and 221 pound-feet.
1994 Volvo 850 buyers in the US have the choice of a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic. Most get automatic transmission.
This vehicle is a truck model with a power sunroof and other features besides a slide-out box, so its MSRP is $30,985 (about $66,194 in 2024 dollars). That’s slightly less than a similarly equipped 960 wagon (listed at $34,950, or $74,665 after inflation). Ancient but reliable wagon 240 has been discontinued last yearwith 740 wagon received the ax the previous year).
This car just passed the 200,000 mile mark in its off-road career. That’s appreciable, though I found it The scrapped Volvos had more than 400,000 miles on them (And one went up to 631,999).
The interior looked pretty nice before someone smashed all the windows. Perhaps vandalism caused a car to drive to this place.
Someone kindly wrote it security code on the factory radio.
Drive safe.
For those of you who hate commuting but love driving.
