There's the Audi Avants. The Mercedes-Benz Estates. Volvo has their iconic wagons. BMW has their wagons and GranTurismo's. Don't forget about VeeDub. In the USA, Toyota had their Camry wagon in the 1990s. The list goes on and on. The point is, all these automakers, in the States and abroad (hi Europe!) create wagons, hot hatches, and even shooting brake vehicles based on sedans. Some of them are (obviously) more spectacular than others. For example, while I don't care much about the '90s Camry wagons, I would love a MB CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake. While these wagons tend to be heavier than their sedan counterparts, they still have something to offer. For example, some of them offer more rear legroom. But what many offer, which is my second favorite advantage (my favorite is the legroom) is more space. Motor Trend was able to use a Cadillac CTS-V Wagon as a camera car. Can you do that with a Kia Optima? Not quite. The truth is, these wagons get nearly the same MPG as their sedan twins, yet they can carry a lot of the same stuff as the bigger SUVs.
So why don't Americans like them? I have always scratched my head over this. I have gone on road trips where the SUV seems to be overkill, thanks to (sometimes) an optimistic average of 18-19 MPG. But the sedan's trunk proves to be a tight squeeze. So why not get the best of both worlds? Can someone explain this to me?
6/30/14 UPDATE: I have had blogger problems for a while, but now it's fine! I'm sure that I won't be using the Android app for a while.
