Category Wagons

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain Wagon may have a long name, but it’s a rather simple formula. Take a luxury station wagon, lift up the suspension a bit, add some cladding, and voila – it’s a crossover. The current All-Terrain comes with just one engine choice, a powerful turbocharged six-cylinder that features a mild hybrid system. 

The MINI Cooper Clubman is a unique vehicle from a unique manufacturer. It is a small wagon-like vehicle with twin-swing doors at the rear in place of a traditional lift gate. Available with all-wheel drive, the Clubman is a great alternative to small crossovers. Especially if driving enjoyment is high on a customer’s priorities list.

The Taycan might be grabbing all the headlines, but the Panamera got its own important round of updates this year.

I don’t want to carelessly throw around the “U” word, but the 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo deserves it.

The Subaru Outback is a bit of an anomaly in the automotive world. The lifted wagon is one of the few such offerings from a mainstream manufacturer. Other brands have tried to duplicate Subaru’s formula with little success. The current Outback can be had with a pair of engines including a potent 260 hp turbocharge four-cylinder.

Volvo is one of the few manufacturers that still offers a compact luxury wagon. In fact, the brand is one of the few left to offer a wagon of any kind. The V60 only comes in one trim now, the top of the line Recharge with a 2.0-liter turbocharged and supercharged 4-cylinder mated to a plug-in hybrid.

The V60 Cross Country follows the a trend amongst luxury manufacturers of lifting up the brand’s wagons in an attempt to bolster sales. The true definition of a crossover, the V60 Cross Country is only available in a single trim. Unlike the potent and expensive V60, the Cross Country uses a more modest powertrain that’s matched by a much more accessible price point. 

Volvo’s large V90 wagon is no more, but the slightly higher sitting, crossover V90 Cross Country lives on. To us, this still resembles a wagon more than a crossover, and it might be the best looking long roof on the market. 

The Subaru Outback has been a segment defying hit for decades.

“So is it a car or an SUV?” During our week together, this was the question I heard most about the 2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country B5.

Hitting the open road; there isn’t much that matches this feeling of freedom and adventure. 

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The era of Mercedes-Benz filling every niche may be soon coming to an end. 

The Toyo Celsius II all-season tire will supersede the Celsius and Celsius CUV tires. As you’d expect, the new tire is designed to provide good year-round service. It departs from the norm with a Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) designation, which means it’s qualified for severe snow conditions. 

There’s nothing like hitting the great outdoors for a relaxing adventure.

The 2022 Volvo V90 Cross Country B6 AWD is neither a full wagon nor a full crossover. It’s something in-between, trying to be the best of both worlds.

White is one of the most polarizing exterior paint colors in the automotive world. Some people love it, while others hate it. 

I don’t want to carelessly throw around the “U” word, but the 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo deserves it.

Third Taycan body style joins original sedan and SUV-inspired Cross Turismo.

I’d like to introduce you to a long-time friend and enemy of mine. It’s called the Snow Belt.

“Uh, my seat is moving.”

The humble station wagon remains the golden calf of the auto journalist.

More advanced, refined and capable, the 2020 Subaru Outback is better than ever.

Station wagons aren’t as popular in North America as they once were.

Volvo’s latest-generation S60 sedan has just come online alongside the new V60 wagon variant. Think “S60 wearing a backpack” and you’re in the ballpark.

Usually, a Formula 1 course is full of sporty, lightweight, agile speed machines, but this week, the Bahrain International Circuit is home to the heavy and large but light on its feet 2019 Porsche Panamera GTS.

North American motoring enthusiasts have been waiting for a new family car revolution and the time is finally here.

Fanny packs were cool for a while and then all of a sudden, anyone who wore one would get mercilessly ridiculed, despite how practical they were.

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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class lineup has been enhanced with new, cutting-edge driving assistance systems. The automaker has also debuted the sedan and wagon variants of the inline-six powered E53 AMG. 

Wagons for the most part don’t sell well in the U.S., but Audi is still looking into the possibility of bringing its hot RS Avant wagons stateside.

“Sweet car, bro!”

Subaru has dropped a teaser for a really cool wagon that we’re never going to get in North America.

Mitsubishi is recalling 141,053 vehicles in the U.S. due to a faulty part that can break.

It’s starting to feel like Tesla should just offer its own wagon variant of the Model S.

Carbon fiber coachbuilding specialist QWest is showing off the world’s first Tesla-based production shooting brake.

Conformity is the killer of creativity and feeling a streak of inspiration, Buick is doing something different by offering a wagon. It’s no secret that wagons aren’t selling, but it’s believed that they will make a bit of a comeback and when they do, Buick will be ready.

Audi has confirmed it will bring the RS5 Sportback to the United States, along with another mystery RS model.

It has all the makings of a movie plot, with three Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismos transporting nearly $14 million in gold.

Alpina has announced that its B5 Bi-Turbo Touring is expected to be the world’s fastest production wagon.

Thed Bjork and the fellas over at Polestar were officially declared the champions of the FIA World Touring Car Championship last week, and they’re pretty happy about it.

With a time of 7:45.19, the Mercedes-AMG E63 S is the fastest wagon ever around the Nurburgring.

Dutch coachbuilder RemetzCar has announced it will make a Tesla Model S ‘shooting brake’ wagon.

The Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake has finally been officially revealed.

Over the years I’ve had the chance to sample numerous exotics hailing from Italy, Germany, the U.K., and even America, but Ferrari had managed to elude my grasp. This fall I was presented with the opportunity to drive not just my first Ferrari, but the most unusual model the automaker has ever built: the 2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso.