Wagons Among Us
By Thomas Gallant
Let’s face it, the station wagon hasn’t been en vogue since Chevy Chase was funny. To the average American, the idea of having a station wagon ranks slightly above the idea of having a minivan or a Yugo. Practicality is tough to mask with style, and very few cars can pull it off. However, if you don’t have any concern for gas mileage, you can always get all that wagon you never wanted in a big ole SUV. I personally think that sport wagons, or “Avants” as Audi likes to dub them, that admit to being station wagons are pretty sweet. You get the sportiness and performance of their sedan counterparts with better weight balance and a roof low enough to actually put shit on, eliminating the need for ridiculous accessories.
With gas prices breaching $5 per gallon at the pump in the not so distant past, the big SUV has lost its luster and Americans have been grasping to find something that’s a station wagon, but isn’t. These next 5 station wagons live among us like the Autobots, hiding in plain sight.
