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When we think Volvo, we tend to think of practical, solid, safe family estates like the 240, Amazon or 740. In the 1990s, Volvo went mad, with front-wheel drive cars, modern styling and aspirations to go racing! The 850 was the result of the most expensive industrial project in Sweden to date, and whilst modern with its aerodynamic design and five-cylinder engine, it was the Turbo variants that added much-needed spice. The T5 came first, but the BTCC beckoned and after shocking the touring car world at the hands of Rickard Rydell and Jan Lammers, the 850 T5-R (and later 850R) was the race car you could put your family in!
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Volvo - Solid But Boring?
1:19 How Volvo Became Cool - The 850
2:54 850 T5 Turbo
3:07 Let's Go Racing!
3:57 850 T5 R
4:39 The Sequel - 850R
5:12 Engine & Performance
5:56 Suspension & Handling
6:42 Practicality & Comfort
7:14 Made Volvo Cool
7:59 Why It's A Legend