Yahoo Autos Street-Spotted: Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon
Volvo seemed to have a lock on station wagons in the 1990s. Not only did US buyers get the 240 wagon through 1993, but they also had the choice of the 740, 940, 850, 960, V40, V90, and V70 station wagons—the latter even in Cross Country flavor—before the newer and curvier models arrived in the automaker's ReVolvolution in 2000.
Volvo did wagons well, and that's what buyers came to expect. And the marque still trades on that reputation even though buying a Volvo wagon these days can seem a little retro.
In many ways the 940 Turbo wagon seen here is among the last "old" Volvo wagons to marque enthusiasts, tracing its roots to the 700 series of the 1980s, even though the lineage itself soldiered on quite a bit further until the V90. The 850 and its later V70 and V70 Cross Country descendants always seemed to be treated less seriously by more orthodox enthusiasts, with the 960 and V90 closing out this long chapter in Volvo history in fine style.
Still, the 940 Turbo doesn't feel all that old, thanks to many college students who got these as hand-me-downs through the end of the 1990s and beyond. And even by 2010 these seemed as solid as the 240s that preceded them. Now, however, a quarter of a century after they've left the scene, the 940 wagon isn't all that easy to spot on the street.
