Station Wagon

The future might be electric, but the present is electrified. That’s Toyota’s stance, and the Crown is one of several models the automaker offers that follow what has been proven a prescient aim.

Pacific Adventure Works is about to make it much easier to sleep in the car. Its portable sleeper platform rolls up slim for travel and quickly builds into a fully adjustable bed that makes a camper out of an SUV or station wagon.

BMW has unveiled a concept at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2023. The Concept Touring Coupe is a combination of a sports car and a station wagon – creating what might be considered a shooting brake – yet this concept is uniquely eye-catching.

The second-gen Volvo V60 Cross Country arrived in 2020 and is one of the few station wagons still available in North America. It combines crossover-like utility and off-pavement capability with solid all-weather performance and car-like drive dynamics.

The Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept previews an electric AWD wagon able to carry the family up to 435 miles per charge. With its 800-V architecture, the wagon can also suck in 300 km worth of power in the time it takes for a bathroom-and-snack break.

Porsche premiered the Cross Turismo e-wagon concept at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. There's no show this year, but Porsche is sticking to the time frame by revealing the production car. The Taycan Cross Turismo has up to 617 hp and AWD capability.

Throughout Volvo’s history, wagons have been present in various formats. The V60 is perhaps the most-recognized station wagon on the market today, offering premium midsized luxury with a hatch.

Audi revamped the S5 in 2018 and has reshuffled some options for the 2019 model year. Where the S5 really comes in, though, is in the sleek Sportback model. We recently had a chance to put the car through its paces.

In 1987, BMW debuted a touring car in the 3 Series model line. That wagon proved to be popular as a compact option in the larger overall market with over a million of those cars sold as the 3 Series evolved. Looking to replicate that success, BMW is launching an all-new 3 Series Touring.

Earlier this year, we saw a very different type of Porsche – a rugged, 600-hp, all-wheel drive, all-road adventure wagon capable of kicking up dust under purely electric motor power. Now that concept is becoming a reality.

Ever since Volvo revealed the V60 mid-size estate earlier this year, we've been eagerly awaiting the Cross Country version. Volvo made that muddy leap today, injecting a little more adventure into the 60 Series with the lifted, all-wheel-drive wagon.

It's not often that a Kia is the most memorable vehicle of an entire auto show, but last year's Kia Proceed Concept was definitely in the top tier of Frankfurt Motor Show debuts. A year later, Kia is releasing the production version, a stretched hatch it classifies a five-seat shooting brake.