1995 Volvo 850 T-5R Wagon

Very rare 850 T5-R spotted for sale on Facebook Marketplace in March 2022, asking $33,000. This is the most desirable body / colour combo for the T5, and the car has the famous 5-cylinder turbo that brings the  brick from 0-100 in under 6 seconds and produces 181kw.. Exceptional for a mid-90s sport wagon.

See the original listing here. 

At the time the car was offered, the seller made the following comments: Offered for sale is this rare and desirable example of a 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R Estate finished in the Famous Hero colour "Cream Yellow" The 850 T-5R is a very special Volvo model, spawned back in the mid 1990’s, in the era of Volvo campaigning 850 T5 estates (affectionately known as the Flying Wardrobes) in the British Touring Car Championship. The T-5R was developed with the help of Porsche, its 2.3l, turbo charged, 5 cylinder engine developed 240bhp, it can dispatch 0-60 mph in under 7.0 seconds, and go on to a limited 155mph, rocket ship quick back in the “nineties”! Delivered new in 1995 to Volvo Yokohama, Japan. 1 of 434 ever made.

Vehicle details

Added on 14 Mar 2022

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Vehicle Location: Country: 
Australia
Build date: 
built in 1995
Transmission: 
Automatic (floor shift / T bar)
183,000 miles
Paint Colour/Code: 
Yellow
Interior Colour/Code: 
Not Available
Engine Type: 
5 cylinder
Engine Fuel Type: 
Petrol (4 stroke)
Engine Number: 
Unknown
Chassis Number: 
Unkn####