<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Sportwagon]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Sportwagon]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/sportwagon http://jalopnik.com/tag/sportwagon <![CDATA[How to make the TSX Sport Wagon actually sporty]]> The Acura TSX Sport Wagon comes close to checking off a lot of boxes, but it's got too much chrome and not enough V6 AWD. CarGuyDad sees potential in the platform and even rendered his own version. Whaddya think? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805980&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hennessey's "Hammer Wagon" CTS-V smokes the tires]]> The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is an ideal platform for some fairly gnarly burnouts. The 650-hp Hennessey V650 "Hammer Wagon" appears to be an even better starting point for killing Bibendum's offspring. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799423&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Hauls Ass, Christmas Trees]]> PUTC editor Mike Levine makes a few passes at California's Willow Springs Raceway in a 556-hp CTS-V Sport Wagon. With a Christmas tree strapped to the roof. Makes sense to us. [Cars.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5709406&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon: First Ride]]> After a ride in the passenger seat, we can sum up our impression of the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon in one word: Perfect. Other words: Power, style, luxury, and five swingin' doors. The 'merican superwagon has it all. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5604425&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon: Why We Fight]]> Why are we so excited about the 556HP Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon? Watch this walk-around of the big-assed super-wagon by Cadillac design director Clay Dean. Now, simultaneously imagine powersliding out of Home Depot with a boot filled with two-by-fours. Awesome. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5535015&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Eight Excellent Wagons You Wish You Owned]]> Our post yesterday on the glories of the five-door got us thinking. What, we wondered, would be in our ultimate wagon fleet? What are the most Jalopnik family haulers? And are suicide doors really necessary? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5462588&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Five Doors Are Better Than Four]]> The stigma associated with wagons is evaporating. Most SUVs — the form factor's unfortunate replacement — are becoming more wagonlike. Let's just skip a step: Wagons aren't the past, they're the better, sexier future. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5461052&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon Is Go!]]> Our prayers for a US über-wagon have been answered, as GM has confirmed Inside Line's claim that the Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon is go! No word yet on details, pricing or timeline. Only the cryptic tweet from Scott Oldham below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5362602&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive]]> Conventional wisdom is Americans don't like wagons, imagining them as transportation for unwashed masses of rugrats driven by people who've given up being cool. The Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon resoundingly shreds that stereotype. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5338983&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Kate Walsh Ad Overfeminizes Cadillac CTS Sportwagon]]> We're big admirers of the Cadillac CTS Sportwagon, but in this new ad spokescougar Kate Walsh suggests buying a Sportwagon is like buying a dress. We wonder who Cadillac is targeting with this one... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5318539&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Unsurprisingly, The 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Is Coming]]> Here's the lede off a story today atop Crain's breaking news daily auto rag, Automotive News:
"General Motors will unveil a Cadillac CTS wagon this fall in an effort to compete with BMW's 3 series and Mercedes C-class wagons. Cadillac intends to start production in 2009 for global sale. GM has shown a CTS coupe concept to be produced next year."
Really? So GM's really going to build a 2010 Cadillac CTS wagon? Who knew? Wait, we did. Also — a 3-series? Our sources tell us the CTS wagon will more likely be a direct competitor to the 5-Series and E-Class wagon rather than a 3-Series. OK Automotive News, what else ya got? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396789&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Pictures, Details Leaked?]]> UPDATE: The new Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon has now been officially revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=394417&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Der Film]]> Now that we've proudly provided you with our review of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, we now just as proudly present the following Jalopnik original production: Wheels of Desire, der film. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392945&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Part Three]]> Why you should buy the 2009 Jetta SportWagen: You want a Euro wagon and don't have the stash for an Audi S4 Avant or the desire to stuff your friends in an A3. The question of how you're going to get all of this stuff back to your loft from Trader Joe's is a common one. Subaru? Nothanku. You are a keeper of the greatest of automotive secrets: wagons make the best cars. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392681&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Part Two]]> Exterior Design:** More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392382&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Part One]]> The affluent neighborhood of Glencoe, Illinois is home to a curving street of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses reached by a single-access bridge also designed by Wright. The black 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen parked on said bridge couldn't be more incongruous to the surrounding Prairie School architecture, which is recognizable by the strong horizontal lines, flat roofs, horizontal bands of windows and lack of excess ornamentation. But whereas the previous generation of Volkswagen Jetta is a faithful execution of those principles, this latest version eschews those concepts for curvaceous "me too" styling that's more Toyota Corolla than Francis C. Sullivan and an unmistakable chrome grille that's more Paul Wall than Alfred Caldwell. And not for the better. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392034&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No Holden VE Sportwagon For U.S.: A Nation of Big Back End-Lovin' Auto Enthusiasts Mourn]]> We can hardly believe our eyes. We all were under the impression after the last set of rumors from Automotive News that we here in the U.S. would be seeing a Zeta-platformed wagon and ute sometime before the end of the decade. We'd even done our darndest trying to track down that rumor ourselves — first with Rick Wagoner at CES, then with Lutz himself at Detroit on Tuesday morning. Now, Australian auto media site GoAuto is reporting GM's main product man told them and other members of the media from down under the United States will not be seeing a Holden VE Sportwagon-based wagon. How could "Maximum" Bob Lutz leave us out in the cold like this? Here's how and why — straight from his "Maximum" mouth:
"We looked at that, but the amount of change to meet US regulations was going to be quite a lot of money...and the sad truth is, as much as some of us like 'sportwagons', they just don't sell in the US.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=345930&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Aussies Want To Send Holden Sportwagon to the States]]> It looks like GM's Holden brand is pushing to have its new VE Commodore Sportwagon shipped off to its cousins on the other side of the world. Built on the same rear-drive platform that underpins the Holden Commodore sedan — and soon-to-be Pontiac G8 — the Sportwagon actually has less cargo space than its predecessor, the VZ Commodore wagon. That, Holden execs say, will likely reduce its competitiveness among local fleet buyers. Thus, they're pitching GM on the car's export potential, saying Holden could make up for the loss in business sales by exporting something like 10,000 units. Imagine the Sportwagon wearing a Pontiac badge, they hint, and it could capture a segment of disaffected SUV buyers. Grand Safari, anyone? [GoAuto] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=314913&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vista Cruisers And Sport Wagons, Ahoy!]]> All right, we have so many station wagons on our wish list that we may well have to institute a Jalopnik Fantasy Wagon Garage. And, by gum, the first two wagons to rumble into the JFWG would have to be a mid-60s Buick Sport Wagon and a mid-60s Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. Both would be equipped with 455s and 4-speeds, of course (but you knew that). Click the link to visit the GM Skywagons Club's site-o-wagonly-goodness. – Murilee Martin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265003&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Mightiest Buick Sport Wagon of All Time]]> A Buick Sport Wagon with the fighter-jet-style roof glass inspires great yearning in our hearts, even when we're dealing with one in stock form. But this one... well, all we have to say here is: Nine Freakin' Seconds! – Murilee Martin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=261722&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW 325ix Sport Wagon, Part 3]]> Why you should buy this car: You live in a world of snow, sleet, rain and loose gravel; you love BMW s, you don t have kids, you don t drive fast and you re never, ever going to sell your car. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=149960&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW 325ix Sport Wagon, Part 2]]> Exterior Design *** More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=149731&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW 325ix Sport Wagon, Part 1]]> Normally, I couldn t care less whether or not a car has four-wheel-drive. The weight penalty exacted by all those extra bits and pieces only affects the performance of the most anemic vehicles. Even if buyers only use the extra traction provided by variable four-corner oomph to rocket out of a snow-covered parking lot a couple of sale days a year, even if it s just the thought that counts, why the Hell not? You pays your money, you reduces your chances of death and dismemberment. But the BMW 325xi Sports Wagon offers a compelling case against its own intelligent four-wheel-drive system: it's a passion killer. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=149429&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Subaru's Japan-Only Forester STi: Coming to America?]]> From the "let's tease the US" department comes Subaru's worked-over Forester STi, a Japan-only model currently. While the company hasn't announced plans to bring the sport wagon to the states, a rumor that Subaru is ready to relent continues to get passed around like a funny cigarette. Now, with new super-sport wagons from rally rival Mitsubishi and Saab on the way, the time could be right for the 265hp, U.S.-spec 2.5-liter turbocharged H4 boxer powered Forester to break cover in the US. Anyone? More »
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