From the November 1992 issue of Car and Driver. The 850GLT, the latest addition to Volvo's menu in the U.S., is all-new from the kisser to the tail, and it only takes one good look to notice nothing of the sort. Is this bad? Certainly, it's not surprising. The Volvo name is practically a synonym for "sensible," as in, "My, what a Volvo outfit you have on today.