Victor is a Mechanical Engineer and certified auto mechanic from Portugal. He specializes in automotive technology and maintenance. His articles are informational and educational, bringing to light ...

It's rare to see manufacturer-built prototypes settle in private collections, as automakers tend to hang on to such examples or lend them out to museums—if they survive at all. Ending up in an ...

General Motors, and Ford all conducted work on turbine technology in the mid-20th century. The allure of smooth, effortless power coming from a simpler source as compared to a piston engine was very ...

Volvo is cherished for its inline-five-cylinder engines that went into machines like the classic 850 T-5R and more modern V60. Now, these engines will pass on to Aurobay, along with all of the ...

We have a feeling that most current and former Volvo 850 owners wouldn't notice this 850 GLE as being something unusual if they saw it in traffic, but odds are this was the only one of its kind in the ...

There isn’t a petrolhead alive that did not think the Volvo 850 T-5R wasn’t a cool car back in the day. Especially the estate version that became a cult car in the British Touring Car Championship ...

While Volvo focuses on the rollout of the new S90 and V90, back in the archives the Swedish automaker is celebrating another milestone. Namely, the 25th anniversary of its predecessor, the iconic ...

Cream Yellow remains the colour to have when you buy a Volvo 850T-5R. Photo: Supplied There isn’t a petrolhead alive who did not think the Volvo 850 T-5R was a cool car back in the day, especially the ...