It was in February 1982 – 25 years ago – that the new Volvo 760 GLE was unveiled. Volvo’s car of the ’80s received a rapturous welcome from both the press and the public. It was regarded as elegant and exciting with its chiselled features. Not a typical Volvo, yet unmistakably a Volvo. This was the car that saved the company back then, creating the foundation for what later led to the modern Volvo Car Corporation. However, the route ahead was both long and tricky