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how do i know if 850 is GLT? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be coolwheels on  Mon Jul 26 08:28 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I just bought a 97 850 wagon. It looks like what was called in previous years the GLT--fancy alloys, moonroof, power drivers' seat and so forth. But it is not a turbo. Were all 97 850 GLT's turbo's? Were they labelled "GLT" on the tailgate? How did the GLT designation change over the 850 years?








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how do i know if 850 is GLT? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Eric on  Mon Jul 26 12:05 CST 2004 [RELATED]

According to the ConsumerGuide web page, GLT came standard w/ turbo only in 1997 -- in all previous years, the turbo option was independent of the GLT package. I don't know if you could get Turbo w/o the GLT package in 1997, but that is likely.







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how do i know if 850 is GLT? 850

posted by  KlausC on  Mon Jul 26 10:30 CST 2004
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It's in your VIN:

YV1 = Volvo
LX = station wagon
next two numbers = engine type:
55 = B5254S
56 = B5254T
57 = B5234T
58 = B5234T5

There should be a V for 1997 before the chassis number
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95 854T, 88 780, 88 245








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how do i know if 850 is GLT? 850

posted by  LJS on  Mon Jul 26 10:11 CST 2004
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I have a 1997 805 GLT Turbo Wagon. It has 850GLT on the tailgate. I was told by a friend (a BMW mechanic) that GLT stands for "Grand Luxury Touring" and doesn't definately mean Turbo. I have yet to be able to clarify this.








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how do i know if 850 is GLT? 850

posted by  acd483 on  Tue Jul 27 03:48 CST 2004
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While "GLT" may in fact mean "Grand Luxury Touring" your mechanic should have realized by now that you have a light pressure turbo under the hood. All '97 GLT models came with a light pressure turbo, not the same as the high pressure turbo found in the "Turbo" models.
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