The 1997 850 Cross Country is the only XC that I've seen with a manual transmission. It was a Canadian market model, with the first "light pressure" turbo. A friend has an 850 AWD with the same engine and transmission, but lower and without the "Cross Country" stickers.
The manual transmission was dropped for the 1998 model year when the car became the XC70, and was also introduced to the US market.
In the future, I would really like a new V0 with a D5 (diesel) and a 6-speed manual. Am I too hopeful?
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