I ’ve indite before that thegreat American station police van take to make a replication . I absolutely stand by that , though I know my odd illusion of aMustang - found wagonwill evermore be restrain to the " what if " chapter of history book . Still , while our American manufacturers are n’t yet down with the retiring and unapologetically practical heroes of the undefended route , their European counterparts sure enough are .
A whole new spate of lovable , boxy , station wagon - y greatness is set to make the tripper across the Atlantic next year . They operate the gamut from aerodynamic highway cabin cruiser , to bona fide performance railway car , to off - roading wizardry set to beat it to the SUV constitution . The agency affair are mould up , 2017 just might turn out to be the Year of the Wagon .
Audi A4 allroad
Price : Starting at $ 44,000The newA4 allroad is a phenomenal , voluptuary wagonthat just so happens to be fairly damn good at maintaining its composure on any road … hence the name . unhappily , Audi is incredibly unlikely to bring a seriously fast S4 performance discrepancy of it , but even in the A4 guise , it ’s a phenomenal food market getter – peculiarly if your grocery storehouse is three counties over .
Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain
toll : Mid - gamey $ 50,000s ( est.)Take the Audi above , add a little bit more of everything , and you have the universal estimation behind the E - Class All - Terrain that Mercedes declare to begin with this pin . There ’s no prescribed confirmation that the young off - roading luxo - wagon is head to the US , but the rumour pulverisation seems to call back it will .
Volvo V90 Cross Country
Price:$55,300Take the already pretty good S90 sedan –itself a Swedish middle digit to Tesla– tack on a whole lotta sexiness in the form of the V90 wagon ’s soundbox , then hook the whole thing up for supererogatory ground headway . What do you end up with ? Possibly the safe off - roading vehicle you could buy . That there will finally be some more powerful adaptation , too , is simply ice on the patty .
VW Golf Alltrack
Price:$26,950The corporate cousin-german of the said allroad , the very likewise named Alltrack does , well , a very like map , albeit with one huge difference : price . By throw the Audi ’s flashiness while keeping practicality levels not just off the charts , but off the route , too , the Alltrack present a logical pick for those who take something that can literally go off the ticktack path .
Jaguar XF Sportbrake
monetary value : Mid-$50,000s ( est.)Jaguar ’s last - coevals XF station wagon , or " Sportbrake " in Jaguar parlance ( shown here ) , did n’t do to the US . Its next one , which is presently in the late phase of examination and will be officially revealed before long , will . Will we get a 500 + hp XFR - S version of the Sportbrake ? God , we hope so .
You listening , Jag ? Make it so .
Porsche Panamera wagon
toll : Somewhere magnetic north of $ 80,000Four years ago , Porsche debut a wagon conceptthat was decidedly Panamera - same , and the globe ’s waggon devotee together with drop off their dickhead . We still do n’t have one , obviously , but here ’s what we know : Porsche is most definitelyworking on a wagon versionof the Panamera , but it has n’t officially been confirmed . Once it ’s confirmed , it will almost assuredly make it stateside , though it ’s possible it could take an special twelvemonth .
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