850R
The 1996 and 1997 Volvo 850R also came as a Sport Wagon. In 5-door form, the turbocharged station wagon can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.6 - 6.4 seconds(depending on transmission)and reach up to 158 mph (254 km/h).
The 1996 and 1997 (the final year of the 850) R models were not as limited in production as the T-5R was. Some sources stated about 9,000 R were produced. Flame red, black, graphite grey, olive green metallic, turquoise and white were the only color choices. In the US market only Red, White and Black were available. Also, a new rear spoiler was introduced on sedans. The interior was now two-tone and designed to be more luxurious and appealing to Volvo's typical market, but the layout changed — in 1995 the leather was in the center of the seats — later models had it on the outside bolster portion with the suede in the middle. The standard wheels used in these model years were the 17×7 "Volans".
For 1996, Volvo introduced a new heavy duty manual transmission specifically for the 850R (none US market), called the M59, that came standard with an LSD differential. Furthermore, the M59 cars were equipped with a slightly larger turbocharger, the TD04H-16T and uprated motronic 4.4 software enabling these cars to produce 250 hp (190 kW) versus 240 hp (180 kW) for the automatic transmission equipped cars. Torque was also significantly increased in the manual 850R from 300 N·m (220 lb·ft) to 350 N·m (260 lb·ft)..
Due to encumbrances placed on engine volume by the Italian government, R's sold in Italy were based on the 2.0 litre 850 Turbo. The transmission was the standard AW/50-42 used in all U.S. 850's, the M56H being available in other countries.
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