Wagons are coming back to the US

[gus6464]

Already posted a thread a while back on the new gorgeous Volvo V90 and now GM is bringing the Opel Insignia Touring to the US with a Buick Regal badge.

I was planning to replace the family car with a CPO V90 in 2 years but if this thing is anywhere near 40-45K loaded I am all over it brand new.

http://jalopnik.com/holy-crap-the-next-buick-regal-wagon-looks-gorgeous-1789685651

It definitely has similar lines to the V90 which is a good thing.

 

[agent00f]

Awesome. The regal is surprisingly good, too.

The wagon I really wanted for a daily was the acura tsx, but alas no manual.

 

[sdifox]

Still contemplating E65 AMG wagon. Yes I don't learn.

 

[Insomniator]

Good, wagons are awesome. No one's gonna buy them though, they can still buy giant pickup trucks to go to the grocery store with.

 

[pauldun170]

I'm a wagon owner. I would love to replace it with a new wagon.
As for the designs above, they look great and they will sell exactly 17 of them before stopping sale in the US 4 years after introduction.
Wagon market is very niche and a tough sell in the US.

 

[PricklyPete]

Looks awesome (as does the sedan). Hope it sells well (although not crossing my fingers). I wonder if they will bring it to the US with a slight lift like the A4 allroad.

 

[Torn Mind]

Americans don't buy enough wagons. They will always fail here.

 

[agent00f]

Y'all know what's even better? The shooting brake.

That apogee of the enthusiast pantheon which they will sell all 5 of before canceling, and the used market that all of us cheap ass bastards were waiting for will inflate to double msrp.

 

[gorcorps]

COMING back? I thought they were already back. Calling them a crossover doesn't make them any less of a wagon.

 

[NutBucket]

Looks awesome (as does the sedan). Hope it sells well (although not crossing my fingers). I wonder if they will bring it to the US with a slight lift like the A4 allroad.

NO! No more lifted wagons. Give me a real sport wagon that isn't German and expensive!

 

[PricklyPete]

NO! No more lifted wagons. Give me a real sport wagon that isn't German and expensive!

Agreed...I could just see them doing that for marketing reasons unfortunately.

 

[herm0016]

i love it.

needs more crappy black plastic around the wheels and an absurd roof rack to compete here though.

 

[sdifox]

i love it.

needs more crappy black plastic around the wheels and an absurd roof rack to compete here though.

so get an Outback?

 

[NutBucket]

Outback isn't bad actually. I just wish it was more sporty. It feels much lower than our Forester.

 

[sandorski]

Not a fan of wagons, but that Volvo looks sweet.

 

[herm0016]

so get an Outback?

I drove my sister in-laws once, it's slow, squishy and the steering is utter shit. oh, and the CVT sucks too.

 

[AdamK47]

GM is going to try and make that the Holden Commodore... good luck with that.

 

[sdifox]

I drove my sister in-laws once, it's slow, squishy and the steering is utter shit. oh, and the CVT sucks too.

you asked for crappy plastic and crazy roofrack.

 

[JimKiler]

I wish Mazda would bring the wagon 6 to the US.

 

[Aharami]

I wish Mazda would bring the wagon 6 to the US.

or subaru the Levorg

 

[JulesMaximus]

Already posted a thread a while back on the new gorgeous Volvo V90 and now GM is bringing the Opel Insignia Touring to the US with a Buick Regal badge.

I was planning to replace the family car with a CPO V90 in 2 years but if this thing is anywhere near 40-45K loaded I am all over it brand new.

http://jalopnik.com/holy-crap-the-next-buick-regal-wagon-looks-gorgeous-1789685651

It definitely has similar lines to the V90 which is a good thing.

That does look amazing... but it will never sell in large numbers here.

 

[hans007]

I had a 2009 a4 avant as a loaner for a day once. It was an awesome wagon , but somehow Americans would rather buy one with a less than one inch lift and black cladding. I have no idea why

 

[DaTT]

That Volvo in the OP is a beautiful car.

 

[Ichinisan]

What makes a wagon and a crossover different?

 

[SearchMaster]

Crossover is usually taller and has more ground clearance. A wagon is more like a stretched car.

I had a Mazda 6 wagon for a couple of years. I liked a lot about it but my wife never really cared for it so we traded it for her first minivan. Growing up we had a real wagon with the rear facing bench seat.