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VOLvo’s TOP-OF-THE-LINE wagon, the 1995 Volvo 860 Wagon, oifers a 181 horsepower 2.9-litre six-cylinder e

senger capability, improved handling, revised styling, and many safety features. The 960 is available at Specialty Motor Cars, 1235

Marine Drive, North Vanceuver.

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MOST EUROPEAN car manufactur-
-ers, including Volvo, BMW, Mercedes-
_ Benz, Volkswagen, and Audi, offer sta-

tion wagon versions of their popular

mid-size sedans.

But unlike Japanese and American station
wagons, European models are mostly premium
family wagons — that is, upscale wagons with
lots of standard equipment and a high price tag.
For exumple, Audi's A6 Wagon is $53,980;
BMW's 530i Touring Wagon is $66,900, and
Mercedes-Benz’ E320 Wagon is $67.550 — out
of reach for most families.

Of the European makers, only Volkswagen
and Volvo offer station wagons at a price that
can compete with their main rivals in the mar-

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ketplace — mini-vans. With the exception of the
VW Eurovan, none of the European car manu-
facturers offer a mini-van.

Volvo, the Swedish car company noted for its
safe, angular vehicles, has six wagons in its line-
up:.the front-wheel-drive, five-cylinder 850
Wagon (which starts at $31.025): the 850 Turbo
Wagon ($41,670); the rear-wheel-drive, four-
cylinder 940 Wagon ($29.490); the 940 Turbo
Wagon ($31,440); the rear-wheel-drive, six-
cylinder 960 Wagon ($42,815): and the limited
edition T-5R Wagon ($50,340). Of these, the
six-cylinder, rear-wheel-drive 960 station wagon

_ is considered to be Volvo's top-of-the-line

wagon. The 960 has the most standard equip-
ment. a luxurious, quiet ride. and offers a pow-
erful 2.9-litre inline six-cylinder engine and a

FEATURES
M.S.R.P :
Engine 5-spck manual

MSRP: $42,815

Type: four-door, five- or seven-
passenger mid-size station wagon

Layout: front engine/rear-wheel-
drive

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Engine: 2.9-litre inline six-cylin-
der, DOHC, 24 valves, Bosch
Motronic fuel injection

Horsepower: 185 @ 5,200

rp.m.

Torque: {99 ft-lbs. @ 4,100
r.p.m.

Transmission: four-speed auto-
matic w/Economy/Sport/Winter

Curb weight: 1.638kg (3.61 i Ibs.)
Wheelbase: 2,771 mm (109.1 in.)
Length: 4.86! mm (191.4 in.)
Width: 1,750 mm (68.9 in.)
Height: 1,463 mm (57.6 in.)
Fuel consumption: City — 13.6
V100 km (21 m.p.g.). Hwy — 8.6
V/100 km (33 m.p.g.)
Warranty: four yrs/80,000 km

ngine, seven pas-

standard four-speed automatic transmission.

For 1995, the 960 sedan and wagon were
given a mild styling makeover, some important
suspension refinements. a wider track, and a
10% reduction in horsepower. Horsepower was
reduced from 201 to 181 in order to increase
torque at lower engine revolutions so that more
power is available at Jower speeds — conditions
that are better suited to North American driving
conditions. The dual overhead cam, 24 valve
inline six-cylinder engine certainly has lots of
pick-up and there's no delay —~ power is avail-
able as soon as you put your foot on the gas
pedal. In addition, this engine is extremely quiet
and smooth, ;

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