Volvo 700 Series

The Volvo 700 series is a range of executive cars that the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars produced from 1982 to 1992. It opened in 1982 with the premium 760 models, and the more basic 740 followed two years later, sharing the 760 bodywork while benefiting from its prestige. Jan Wilsgaard designed the range, which was meant to replace the 200 series even though that older model stayed in production into the early nineties. The Bertone-designed 780 coupe joined in 1986 and left four years later with no direct successor. From 1990 the 900 series gradually took over from the 700 series.