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Volvo 850 Generation

Years1994–1997
BodySedan
Variants60

The Volvo 850 Generation is a sedan, produced 1994–1997. This generation includes 60 variants available in Petrol and Diesel, with outputs ranging from 126 to 250 hp. The quickest variant in this generation reaches 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds. All variants in this generation use FRONT WHEEL DRIVE drive. Select a variant below to compare full specifications, or use the fuel filter to narrow the list by powertrain type.

Volvo 850 1994 front view

Volvo 850 Generation60 variants

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Volvo 850 R 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
250hp / 184 kW
6.7s
10.0l/100km
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Volvo 850 R 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
241hp / 177 kW
7.5s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5R 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
240hp / 177 kW
7.5s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5R 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
240hp / 177 kW
6.9s
-l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Sports-Line
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Sports-Line
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Exclusive-Line
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.7s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Exclusive-Line
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.4s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Luxury-Line
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Luxury-Line
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Comfort-Line
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V Comfort-Line
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.5s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.7s
9.7l/100km
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Volvo 850 T-5 2.3i Turbo 20V
2,319 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
226hp / 166 kW
7.4s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.2s
11.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
7.8s
10.8l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.2s
11.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
7.8s
10.8l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.2s
11.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
7.8s
10.8l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.2s
11.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i T 20V
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
7.8s
10.8l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Sports-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Sports-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
10.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
8.9s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
10.0s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i 20V
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
8.9s
9.2l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Sports-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.5s
9.3l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Sports-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.0s
9.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.6s
9.3l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Exclusive-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.2s
9.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.5s
9.3l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Luxury-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.0s
9.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.5s
9.3l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i Comfort-Line
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.0s
9.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i
2,435 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.6s
9.3l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.5i
2,435 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
144hp / 106 kW
10.2s
9.1l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Exclusive-Line
2,461 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
10.7s
7.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Exclusive-Line
2,461 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
9.9s
6.6l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Luxury-Line
2,461 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
10.7s
7.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Luxury-Line
2,461 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
9.9s
6.6l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Comfort-Line
2,461 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
10.7s
7.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5 Comfort-Line
2,461 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
9.9s
6.6l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5
2,461 cc·Automatic·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
10.7s
7.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 TDI 2.5
2,461 cc·Manual·FWD·Diesel
140hp / 103 kW
9.9s
6.6l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Sports-Line
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
12.0s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Sports-Line
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
11.5s
8.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Exclusive-Line
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
12.1s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Exclusive-Line
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
11.7s
8.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Luxury-Line
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
12.0s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Luxury-Line
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
11.5s
8.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Comfort-Line
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
12.0s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i Comfort-Line
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
11.5s
8.9l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i
1,984 cc·Automatic·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
12.1s
9.4l/100km
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Volvo 850 2.0i
1,984 cc·Manual·FWD·Petrol
126hp / 93 kW
11.7s
8.9l/100km
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Updated Jun 2026 · Specifications sourced from manufacturer press releases and homologation documents.

Quick answers

What body type is the Volvo 850 (1994-1997)?

The Volvo 850 (1994-1997) is a sedan. All 60 variants in this generation share this body configuration. Full specifications including dimensions, weight, and cargo volume are listed on each variant page.

How many variants does the Volvo 850 (1994-1997) have?

The Volvo 850 (1994-1997) has 60 variants, each representing a distinct combination of engine output, transmission type, and equipment level. Browse the table below to compare power, acceleration, and consumption across all specs.

What years was the Volvo 850 (1994-1997) produced?

The Volvo 850 (1994-1997) was produced 1994–1997. During this production run the model was offered with multiple engine options and powertrain configurations. All variants from this period remain indexed with their original manufacturer specifications.

What fuel types are available in the Volvo 850 (1994-1997)?

The Volvo 850 (1994-1997) is available in Petrol, Diesel. Each fuel variant carries its own consumption rating, CO₂ output, and performance figures. Use the fuel filter above to narrow the list by powertrain type.