The curse of the Volvo 240 By Alex Taylor III, senior editor-at-large @FortuneMagazine May 14, 2012: 11:44 AM ET Things just haven't been the same since you left.

Volvo also offered diesel engines in the 200 series coupled with turbocharging, with inline-six and inline-five engines sourced from Volkswagen. The 240 series is known for a couple of rare ...

The last 240 left Volvo’s Gothenburg plant on May 5, 1993. At the time of its discontinuation in the United States, the 240 used a 2.3-liter four-cylinder paired with either a five-speed manual ...

The Volvo 240 was offered in both two- and four-door sedan, and wagon, body styles, and it was a part of the 200 series, which initially covered six 240s and two 260s.

If you were to describe the Volvo 240 in a vacuum you'd get a car that sounds rather drab and boring, the kind of vehicle easily forgotten by history. Yet, 40 years after its introduction ...

See: The 140 Series Was Volvo’s First Million-Unit Model Of course, the 240 isn’t a classic for everyone.It lacks the pizzazz and allure of anything remotely curvy. But if you look past that ...

It was yesterday, May 5, 1993, when the last Volvo 240 was bolted together. In the twenty years since, it's become an icon. We look back on what the Volvo 200-series meant to us.

Volvo's sterling reputation for quirky, rock-solid, super-safe vehicles is perhaps best illustrated by the legendary Volvo 240. It's been 40 years since the launch of the Volvo 240 in 1974, and ...

When I think of my mom’s blue Volvo 240 station wagon, I recall a sweltering spring day in the mid-1990s. The vehicle’s air conditioning was struggling against the Florida heat. As sweat made ...

We've seen some pretty impressive papercraft creations as of late, including a massive Bugatti Veyron and a 1969 Ford Mustang, but this Volvo 240 Wagon takes the cake. The pieces come in a sizable ...

The Volvo 240 was one of the cars that helped cement the Swedish brand’s reputation for safety and durability. Its success was such that it enjoyed a nearly two-decade production run and became ...