Wagons

Hyundai’s latest Elantra has already spawned sedan and hatchback body styles. At next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show, the Korean automaker will add a wagon to the range. Hyundai is yet to confirm whether the vehicle will be sold in the United States, though if it ends up here expect it...

Alfa Romeo has dropped plans for a Giulia wagon, the Chief Operating Officer of parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Alfredo Altavilla, confirmed to CAR. He explained that the Stelvio SUV, with its car-like dynamics and extra storage space will satisfy buyers that may have been interested in a...

Wagon-loving Europhiles have a new vehicle to salivate over in the form of the 2018 Volvo V90. The handsome longroof was unveiled a year ago but is only now available to order for customers in the United States due to Volvo’s decision to introduce the V90 Cross Country first. The V90 has been...

General Motors’ European unit Opel will start selling a new generation of its Insignia mid-sizer later in 2017. We’re already seen the redesigned Insignia in Grand Sport liftback form, and over the weekend the first photos of the car’s Insignia Sports Tourer wagon body style were...

BMW has just launched a new generation of its 5-Series, and today we have our first look at the car’s wagon body style which in most markets is referred to as a 5-Series Touring. The handsome wagon makes its debut in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show and unfortunately we’re unlikely to...

Volvo’s V90, the replacement for the V70, made its debut at the 2016 Geneva auto show last March but isn’t on sale here yet. The svelte luxury wagon is only due for delivery in the United States in the summer. It makes its local debut January 9 at the 2017 Detroit auto show. The reason...

BMW has already unveiled its new 5-Series sedan but work on the Sports Wagon (a Touring in other markets) is still underway. The reveal isn’t far as the latest prototypes are wearing barely any camouflage gear. Unfortunately, the 5-Series Sports Wagon isn’t expected to be offered here...

Hyundai’s latest i30 hatchback is about to spawn a wagon variant, as evidenced by a prototype spotted at a secret location in Europe. The car is the next-generation i30 Tourer, which Hyundai may offer in the United States as an Elantra Touring. The last Elantra Touring bowed out of the market...

Volkswagen’s taking its humble Golf down the high-tech road by introducing some advanced features not normally found in the compact class. The features are part of a mid-cycle update for the seventh-generation Golf and will be available during 2017. Specifications for the United States are...

Fans of Porsche’s Panamera Sport Turismo concept from the 2012 Paris Auto Show rejoice, the automaker has heeded your calls and is putting the stunning show car into production. Our latest spy shots show a late-stage prototype. The general shape looks virtually identical to what we saw on the...

BMW’s M division no longer builds the M5 Touring but there’s a company with close links to the German automaker that’s happy to build you a wild wagon based on the 5-Series platform. The company is Alpina, which is currently working on a new B5 based on the recently revealed...

The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. We’ll see the updated range in showrooms around mid-2017, with the cars arriving for the 2018 model year. Prototypes are currently testing around Europe. The latest shots and video show a prototype for the...

BMW has confirmed it will unveil the new, seventh-generation 5-Series on October 13, 2016. In the lead up, the automaker has released a handful of videos previewing some of the technology that will be available on the mid-size luxury sedan (and wagon in some markets). These will include...

During the hubbub of last week’s 2016 Paris auto show, Jaguar said it is planning another generation of its XF Sportbrake. The automaker also released this photo of a camouflaged prototype. Motor Trend has since received confirmation that the new luxury wagon will be sold Stateside. The...

SUVs are all the rage right now and automakers see opportunity for even more slicing of the niche with new soft-roaders. Audi and Volvo have enjoyed some success in the luxury segment with their respective Allroad and Cross Country offerings, and there’s also Subaru with the Outback in the...

An icon since its introduction at the Frankfurt auto show in 1977, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon enters the 2017 model year with a new model: the E400. Tons of new tech, a new engine option, and some of the best semi-autonomous driving features around make the new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon...

Audi fans lamenting the automaker’s decision not to bring over the svelte A4 Avant wagon can take solace in the knowledge the related A4 Allroad is coming here. The small, luxury softroader made its world debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show in January and will land in showrooms this fall. It...

Mercedes-Benz has just launched a new generation of its E-Class and that means we should soon be graced by the arrival of a new generation of the car’s sleeker, sexier cousin, the CLS. To send out the current CLS, Mercedes has unveiled a special Final Edition model. Announced only for the...

SUVs are all the rage right now and automakers see an opportunity for even more slicing of the niche with new softroaders. The latest to join the fray is Mercedes-Benz which is working on a softroader based on the latest-generation E-Class Wagon. Tipped to be called an E-Class All Terrain, the...

Wagons have been staged for a comeback for more than a decade. Yet time after time, seemingly splendid, sporty wagons have fizzled in the American market. Is Volvo being hopelessly optimistic in bringing the V90 wagon to the U.S., where wagon sales barely break a one-percent market share year after...