Volvo 760

The Volvo 760 was a Swedish passenger car launched on 2 February 1982 and built at the Volvo plant in Kalmar until the autumn of 1990, when the Volvo 960 succeeded it. It was the first completely new Volvo in several years and set the pattern for the modern 1980s Volvo range, with angular lines clearly inspired by American cars to help sales in the United States. Design work was led by Jan Wilsgaard, and a development version had been shown in 1980 as the Volvo VCC concept car. It launched with the six-cylinder PRV petrol engine and a turbocharged six-cylinder Volkswagen diesel, and a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol version followed. A station wagon was added in 1985, and a lengthened Executive version was converted by Yngve Nilssons Karosseri in Laholm. In total 221,309 cars were built.