Volvo is celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of its most iconic models, the station wagon version of the 740, which emerged a year after the sedan variant launched in 1984.
The Volvo 740 station wagon owes its immense success primarily to factors such as its unwavering reliability and its renowned safety levels, having also set new standards for comfort in station wagon cars.
However, what likely transformed the Volvo 740 into one of the most sought-after vehicles in its segment was its interior space and cargo capacity.
Over the years, the Volvo 740 was equipped with a variety of different engines, primarily inline 4-cylinder units, with or without turbocharging, and 6-cylinder diesel variants were also used.
In 1998, the Volvo 740 underwent an exterior update that allowed the model to continue being produced alongside the 940 from 1990 until 1992, the year production of the 740 ceased.
During the seven years of production of the popular estate car, Volvo produced around 359,000 units of its iconic 740 Estate.
