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Re: Whats the difference between a 855 and a 850? 850 97

posted by  someone claiming to be Ray Niblett on  Mon Mar 12 09:55 CST 2001 [RELATED]

800 = 800 series. The second 5 is 5 cylinder engine and last

number is number of doors. Volvo used to pretty much keep

to that scheme in naming vehicles (there were exceptions) but

dropped it around the time the 800 series was introduced.

Many dealers and owners continue to use it. You may also see

"M" thrown on the end for manual transmission i.e: "98 S70 T5M".

The V70 T5 is going to be closer to a 97 850 turbo then a 97 R

model. The R model will have a (much) stiffer suspension then

the V70 T5. Engine performance would be about the same between

the two since the T5 got a bump in power in 98 (a 98 T5 is rated

at 236 HP and 241 lb/ft torque).





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