“Volvo V90 T6 Inscription AWD Wagon” A Wagon for non-wagon Lovers Wagons, or more specifically “Station Wagons” were once immensely popular as the preferred mode of transportation for the revered iconic “Family Vacation”. Then, they seemed to fall out of favor and drifted into near extinction, being compared to the Soccer Mom’s minivan. Well, they’ve…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Buick has a long history of wagons. The Buick Estate wagon, which wore a long low look often dressed in wood (or some facsimile of wood), goes back to the 1940s and was built until the extinction of the Buick Roadmaster Estate in 1996. Buick also made mid-size sport wagons…
“2018 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack S 4MOTION” VW’s Small Station Wagon Made for Adventure It seems that station wagons have always been popular in Europe, particularly less than full-size wagons. Not so much here in the U.S. for the past few years. In fact, there was a time of late when the station wagon was predicted…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer An offshoot of the popular crossover and sport utility vehicle categories is group of smaller sport wagons being built by nearly a dozen manufacturers. We’ve driven most of them over the last couple of years and one of our favorites is the Volkswagen Golf. The popular Volkswagen wagons are now…
“2017 VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY T6 AWD” Swedish Wagon Latest Cross Country Model Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…in snow or ice or whatever. It’s what the 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 AWD wagon does best, providing comfortable, even luxurious sojourns on or off-pavement. The V90 is the…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer The Soul has been an overachiever in the Kia lineup since it first went on sale in 2009. Finally, after finishing as the second best-selling Kia the last few years it pushed the Optima out of the number one spot in 2016 to become America’s Favorite Kia. It’s easy to…
The British have interesting names for things. They call garbage rubbish, shopping carts are called shopping trolleys, and sedans are called saloons. So what does the Mini Clubman mean? Clubman meaning: it is an Estate car and not a wagon. They don’t want you calling it a wagon it is an Estate car. Traditionally wagons…
“2015 Ram ProMaster City Wagon” A new small, versatile van lineup for Ram’s Commercial Stable Austin, TX – Ram’s latest addition to their commercial (or not) is the Ram ProMaster City, which will be available in four basic forms: two Cargo vans – the Tradesman and Tradesman SLT; and two passenger vans or Wagons –…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer It’s been fifteen years since Ford agreed to buy the Volvo automotive company and subsequently it’s been resold to the Chinese automaker Geely. Volvo survived through the transitions with few changes to the product lineup especially in recent years, but during the last year we’ve been seeing signs of a…
”2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon” A fresh design with Plush accents for the Unminivan Los Angeles, CA– The commercially popular, Turkish-built Ford Transit Connect is a thing of the past. Enter the 2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon that is built in Valencia, Spain, which Ford has affectionately dubbed the “Unminivan”. The new Ford Transit…
