All Shook Up Volvo’s 850 Wagon in the 1994 BTCC


1994 Volvo 850 Estate BTCC Images, Specifications and Information

Specifications 1994 Volvo 850 Estate BTCC: 21-shot gallery, full history and specifications


All Shook Up Volvo’s 850 Wagon in the 1994 BTCC

Back in the early 90's, The 850 estate was entered into the BTCC. Everyone thought it was a joke and a marketing gimmick and it worked. Volvo wanted to prove that the Swedish company don't just build super safe cars, but also build cars that has performance. Rumored that an 850 sedan was supposed to be used to compete in BTCC but there was.


Volvo 850 Estate BTCC Chassis R4001 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The five-cylinder engine was carried over to the S40 raced from 1997 and helped propel TWR, Volvo and Rydell to the BTCC championship in 1998. Perhaps not a winner on the track, the 850 Estate provided Volvo with superb media attention and also provided a fabulous alibi to use the program's first year to properly develop the package with little.


Volvo 850 Estate Joins Silverstone Classic BTCC Line Up

The 850 Estate racer was equipped with a 2.0 litre 20 valve 5-cylinder in-line engine (without turbo), delivering 280bhp @ 8.500rpm. The car was a frontwheeldrive (FWD) and has a X-Trac 6-speed sequential gearbox. The brakes were all ventilated discs by Brembo (which also supplied the brake calipers).


Volvo 850 Btcc Specs Hamish Mason

From 4/29/2014: This 1995 Volvo 850 turbo wagon is heavily modified as a street/track car in the style of the BTCC Walkinshaw touring wagons. The seller says that the car has 1500 miles on the entire build. The interior is gutted with only two race buckets and an impressive roll cage. We've thought about building one of these and have.


BTCC Volvo 850 Estate Racing, With Room For The Dog Speedhunters

Research the 1993 Volvo 850 at Cars.com and find specs, pricing, MPG, safety data, photos, videos, reviews and local inventory. Opens website in a new tab Cars for Sale


Volvo's 850 Wagon in the 1994 BTCC But Why Did They Choose Wagon?

The Volvo 850 Estate in the 1994 BTCC From the outset, the first season was designated a trial year for the drivers, team and cars, and they didn't expect to be near the front of the standings. As.


Nostalgic Wednesdays 90’s BTCC Volvo 850R Estate Mayday Garage

In 1994, Volvo shook up the touring car world by enlisting their supposedly-soccer-mom 850 wagon in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Many laughed and drivers sneered. And even though the car didn't win any races during those golden years of the BTCC, many of us still picture Volvo's iconic offering when we remember that long-ago time.


BTCC Volvo 850 t5 a photo on Flickriver

18th July 2023 9 Comments When Volvo released the T5 variant of their 850, the Swedish automaker wanted to boost its profile in order to gain market share. Instead of a traditional marketing campaign, Volvo took the 850 racing in the British Touring Car Championship. How the decision to use the 850 estate came about wasn't intentional though.


Vingt ans depuis les débuts de Volvo dans le BTCC avec la familiale 850 Volvo Voitures de

1994 Volvo 850 Estate BTCC: 21-shot gallery, full history and specifications. 1994 Volvo 850 Estate BTCC: 21-shot gallery, full history and specifications. Remember Me? Home: Cars: Racing: Events: Features: Forums: About: Cars by brand: Cars by country.


All Shook Up Volvo’s 850 Wagon in the 1994 BTCC

Volvo and TWR used their five-cylinder engine as a basis, which in the 850 Turbo had a 2.3 litre volume and produced 225 hp. In the racing version - with no turbo and with a 2 litre volume - it produced around 290 hp. The five speed manual transmission in the standard car was replaced with a six speed sequential transmission.


TWR Volvo 850 Kombi BTCC '1994

Engine displacement. Compare with another car. 850 TDI Specs. 1996. 140 hp / 103 kW. 2461 cm3 (150.2 cu-in) Specs for all Volvo 850. Engine technical specs, power, CO2 emissions, mpg fuel consumption, top speed, 0 to 60 mph, dimensions, tires size, weight.


Retrospective 4 mavericks in motorsport the BTCC TWR Volvo 850 Estate. Wheels & Things

VOLVO 850R SPECIFICATION Power output 250 bhp at 5400 rpm (man) 240 bhp at 5600 rpm (auto) Torque 350 Nm at 2400 - 5000 (man) 300 Nm at 2000 - 5600 (auto) Cylinders 5 Bore 81 mm Stroke 90 mm Cubic Capacity 2319 Nos. of valves 20 Saloon Top Speed 0-62 mph 155 mph 6.7 (man) 7.5 (auto) Fuel Consumption Urban Estate 155 mph 6.8 (man) 7.6 (auto)


BTCC Volvo 850 t5 a photo on Flickriver

Legendary Volvo Racing 850 BTCC Cars & Engines. The Volvo BTCC wagons from the '90s are some of the more memorable cars out of the last few decades of racing. Thought I'd link to a pretty basic article on it just posted to one of my favorite sites, Speedhunters. It's nothing new, but it's nice to see the car in the spotlight.


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High Quality (.mov) 1:10 min, Quicktime H264, 16:9, 1280 X 720, 21.3 MB. The Volvo 850 Estate in the 1994 BTCC.


All Shook Up Volvo’s 850 Wagon in the 1994 BTCC

Model: 850 Variants: AWD, T5-R, R Produced: 716,903 Body: 4-door sedan, 5-door estate Engine: 5-cylinder in-line DOHC unit, 1,984 cc to 2,435 cc or 5-cylinder in-line 2,461 cc SOHC turbo-diesel Transmission: 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic, FWR or AWD Brakes: Hydraulic, all-round disc brakes Dimensions: Overall length 467 cm Wheelbase 267 cm.

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