1995 Volvo 850 T-5R Sedan - MotorWeek Retro
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850 T-5R
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.[37] Originally, it was to be called 850 Plus 5.[38] The vehicle was based on the 850 Turbo, utilizing the B5234T5 engine with a special ECU (Bosch #628 in U.S and #629 in EU) that added an additional 2 psi (0.1 bar) of turbocharger boost pressure,[39] giving the engine an extra 18 hp (13 kW; 18 PS) for a total of 243 hp (181 kW)[40] and 250 lb⋅ft (340 N⋅m) of torque. The engine was mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission or 5-speed manual transmission, the latter of which was not available in the United States. The T-5R was renowned as a sleeper car; despite its boxy, understated appearance, it boasted a drag coefficient of 0.29 and was capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.8 - 6.0 seconds (depending on transmission and body type). The top speed was electronically limited to 152.2 mph (244.9 km/h). The vehicle came standard with Pirelli P-Zero tyres, providing lateral grip of 0.88 g. The engine tuning was co-developed with Porsche, as was the transmission and other powertrain components. Porsche also aided in designing some of the interior, such as the Alcantara seat inserts. These cars came as standard with nearly every feature available, only a handful of options - such as heated rear seats - were available. On the North American market only two options could be chosen, a trunk-mounted Alpine 6-CD changer and no-cost 16" wheels for a smoother, more comfortable ride and driveability in snow when using all-season tires.
Also included in the 1995 T-5R package was a front bumper with a lip, rear spoiler, side skirts, polished aluminum door sills, special graphite leather and Alcantara seats, and a black interior with deep walnut wood grain accents. Both yellow and black versions came with the same black interior as the only choice. The T-5R has an additional badge to the left of the "850" on the trunk, referred to as "The Motorsport badge". The standard road wheel was the titanium-gray 5-spoke 17×7 "Titan". 1995 was the only year that the a model was badged as a "T-5R"; the following year, as Volvo recognized the vehicle's popularity, the model was renewed with the designation "850R".
The T-5R featured side airbags installed in the seat cushions. The side airbags were integrated into the rest of the Volvo model line the following year as an option, and became standard a year after that; other manufacturers soon followed suit. The car was also fitted with an early example of daytime running lamps. Also, just like the 940, it had three-point seatbelts at all five seating positions (previously, cars had only a lap belt for the center rear seat). The T-5R also used the OBDII diagnostics system, a year before OBDII was made an automotive standard.
6964 T-5Rs were produced worldwide, of which the largest market was Germany (1,433), Italy (914; 2.0 turbo), United States (876), Japan (749), Netherlands (489), UK (440), Sweden (321), Spain (185), and Canada (103).
The 1995 850 T-5R was limited in exterior paint color choices:
Cream Yellow - 2,537 worldwide including saloon and estate. Only 346 sedans in this color were imported into the United States; wagons, only 49.[41] Cream Yellow was marketed in the Australian market as 'Faded Yellow' to compensate for the unrelenting Australian sun. The Gothenburg engineers were aware of the 1990s paint technology, and the fact it wouldn't retain its deep luster over the course of time, and hence, the clever marketing descriptor, 'Faded Yellow' was coined.
Stone Black - 2,516 worldwide including saloon and estate[41]
Olive Green metallic - 1,911 worldwide including saloon and estate
Colour distribution was limited in some countries i.e. not all countries got all 3 colours, Norway only received yellow.
Two white, two Aubergine and three grey T-5Rs were also produced. The white and aubergine cars were preproduction cars whereas the grey ones were produced by special demand for the Arabian market. Both aubergines, at least one grey and at least one white T-5R were still registered in Sweden as late as 2014.[43]
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Keep them T5s alive. They are unique, and most people don't understand. 😁
they're getting almost as expensive as when they were new!
2000 honda civic si is already there, some are being sold at around 28K
I love Volvo T5R
0-60 in 6.5 in 1995 … oh wow. 70-0 in 117ft
thats performance numbers
Volvo T5R 1995 is 0-60 in 6.5, wowwwww. 2.3 liter. inline 4, 243 hp, 250 LB-FT torque .
Facts! I bought one new in early 96...IT WAS AN M3 KILLLLAAAA! Now I have an 05 s60R😯
Actually 60-0 in 117 ft.
@@bobjohnson205 Sorry, that’s what I meant
@@JDMHaze I never doubted it! lol
What brilliant cars the 850 T5 T5R and told of range 850R the R was raced by Volvo in Estate form in British Touring car championship or BTCC as it's known was really strange big Volvo wagon flying round a race track, 1 car I always regret not buying .
I still see these volvos on the road. They are incredibly reliable.
Best volvos
I remember driving a Canadian market manual trans T5-R back in the day. It was a pretty sweet car overall but the transmission itself was pretty terrible actually lol, it compounded the turbo lag too, the automatic's felt much quicker.
The volvo t5r and 850r are the only European wagons or cars really, I ever lusted after in my teens.
These are getting so hard to find.
SICK Memories of my 850 T5! uploading at this rate you’ll be monetized in no time!
Quick heads up, There was a CZcamsr back in 2008 to 2010 that had a bunch of motorweek videos uploaded on his channel.
He he lasted for a couple years until motorweek had his account deleted...
I want to see you win man! so you should probably take out the name “MotorWeek” outta these videos and just put “MW” Or don’t mention motorweek at all in the tags or title just a thought
I figure if they haven't uploaded them yet then I should... Until of course they do, then I will delete them... IDK Really.. Thanks for the heads up
I also thought that if they haven't posted them already (they should) then maybe they don't have them or something...
I will delete all them if they had a problem
@@RetroCarReviews They upload them in parts and on holidays from what I've seen on their channel. I could be wrong though.
@@RetroCarReviews Meh. They should let us enjoy everything in peace and just monetize their channels like normal ppl do!
Lame no manual transmission