10% off your first order — create a free account

Create free account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before dispatch ✓ Secure checkout
My account

Volvo 850 T-5R Yellow AUTOart 1:18

Sold out
Volvo 850 T-5R Yellow AUTOart 1:18 79501 Diecast
1 / 8
AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Volvo 850 T-5R in its famous yellow finish reproduces one of the most talked-about performance saloons of the 1990s. This used model opens at the doors and bonnet, and its box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A striking piece for a modern classic or touring-car-linked display.
Volvo 850 T-5R Yellow AUTOart 1:18
Current price: £270.83

Price shown excluding UK VAT. Import VAT and the courier's customs clearance fee are collected on delivery.

Out of production

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Volvo models
Pay securely with
Specifications
Car Brand
Volvo
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
79501
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Hassle-free returns 14-day no-quibble returns
Secure payment Bank-level encryption

About the Volvo 850 T-5R Yellow AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Volvo 850 T-5R in yellow reproduces the boxy Swedish performance saloon that became a 1990s touring-car cult favourite, with opening doors and bonnet. This is a used model, box showing storage marks, casting unaffected. An eye-catching modern classic for a themed shelf.

Volvo used the T-5R's yellow paint deliberately to grab attention, and that same bright finish is exactly what makes this AUTOart diecast impossible to overlook on a shelf full of quieter saloons.

Diecast Build and This Copy's Condition

The zinc alloy body gives this 850 T-5R genuine substance, and AUTOart's tooling holds the boxy, upright proportions and subtle wheel arch flares that define this performance-oriented saloon. Doors and bonnet open to show the turbocharged engine bay and cabin detailing, and the yellow paint carries a bright, saturated gloss that reproduces the car's signature colour without fading into a generic shade. This is a used model, and its outer box shows traces of storage rather than factory-fresh presentation, though the casting itself carries no such wear. Given how strongly this colour drives the subject's appeal, a well-kept used example still delivers the visual impact that made the T-5R memorable in the first place.

Why the T-5R Resonates With Collectors

Volvo built the T-5R as a limited-run performance version of the 850, and its association with the marque's contemporary British Touring Car Championship programme gave an otherwise sensible saloon genuine motorsport credibility. Displayed alongside 1990s touring car liveries or other performance saloons of the era, this model represents a moment when Volvo's staid reputation briefly gave way to genuine speed and attitude, a contrast that still resonates with collectors today.

Same marque, same scale

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 scale Porsche model on a clean studio backdrop — Models118 first-order offer
0