Sentences with phrase «into station wagons»

For The Rain People (1969) he loaded crew, actors and equipment into station wagons and drove cross-country to tell the story of Natalie Ravenna (Shirley Knight) and her journey of self - discovery (the first of many such journeys undertaken by Coppola characters).

All of them piled into a station wagon.

Over seven days in the last week of June, the Globe recounted everything from the tribulations Romney's great - grandparents faced as Mormon pioneers to the now - famous incident in which Mitt as a young father loaded his wife and five sons into a station wagon, loaded the family dog into crate strapped to the top of the station wagon, and proceeded to embark on 12 - hour journey, stopping only when the eldest son noticed doggie diarrhea streaming down the rear window.

January or February 1982, three friends and I piled into a station wagon for a road trip from Happy Valley to Denver.

McGregor, his massive shoulders heaving, hurried out of his sleek fiberglass craft, stumbled past a group of startled onlookers and ducked into his station wagon, which his wife, Sherley, had parked nearby.

In 1956 if you were tremendously wealthy, say like Caroline Foulke, granddaughter of the co-founder of the American Tobacco Co., you could ask the folks at Mercedes - Benz to modify a 300C sedan into a station wagon because that's what you wanted.

In this SUV - crazed world it's refreshing to get into a station wagon, and congrats to Audi (and Mercedes and Volvo, and possibly Buick) for believing there's still some market left.

Behind this long, fastidious name there is actually a Maserati Quattroporte transformed into a station wagon by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozeria Touring Superleggera.

Mercedes - Benz's CLS Shooting Brake is perhaps an even stranger bird: a four - door sedan, styled as a two - door coupe, transformed into a station wagon!

It also will appease VW dealerships across the country that for years have been pleading with HQ back in Germany to put an all - wheel drive powertrain into a station wagon for Canadian consumers.

Not exact matches

The Mustang came along at the right time, when the first of the baby boomers were coming into young adulthood and their forty - ish parents, about to be free of their offspring, could think about something other than four - door sedans and station wagons.

Maybe what Volvo is really onto here is the fact that the traditional station wagon is no longer even a niche vehicle, but has, despite the wishes of the many wagonistas with whom I share a line of work with, evolved into a boutique one — at least here in the U.S. With a sales pace exceeded even by the likes of Lamborghini, the 2018 Volvo V90 offers its small crop of buyers what the XC90 and V90 CC can not: the exclusivity of an exotic that can hold its own on a canyon road while hauling the dogs or a raft of cargo at the same time.

Most vehicles that started as hard - core SUVs have, over time, slowly morphed into roomy, features - laden cruisers — high - riding station wagons.

The main reason station wagons were a popular sedan alternative in the pre-SUV era was they offered incredible amounts of usable interior volume, translating into almost unparalleled versatility.

There is subtle «GT» lettering on the trademark front grille, and the shark fin faux window pillars, to suggest that this shooting brake could also be brought into production as a grand touring station wagon.

Larger taillights extended into the rear hatch of the station wagon.

Beyond that point, the roof line stretches into a steep hatch that helps the Sport Turismo blur the line between a station wagon and a shooting brake.

The model's impressive eight - decade run (so far) comes down to its adaptability; since the Suburban name's introduction in 1935, it's evolved from a big station wagon into an honest pickup - based truck into... a bigger pickup - based truck with luxury features.

And according to Australia's Motoring, Stuttgart is looking to get into the game with the next Mercedes - Benz E-Class station wagon, which will reportedly receive the imaginative All - Terrain moniker.

Four - wheel drive meets station - wagon luxury in the all - new Mitsubishi Montero LS; the result is a wedding of around - town practicality and off - road muscle at a price that invites serious lookers only.The four - door vehicle, with a hard - charging, 143 - horsepower V - 6 engine, has a starting price of $ 17,099 that, with optional equipment, can climb like a mountain goat into the $ 21,000 range.If the high price doesn't give you vertigo, you will want to check out the new, bigger Montero — a considerable step up for this Mitsubishi line — for its formidable four - wheel - drive capabilities, rugged construction, ease of operation and fancy interior.

It seems unlikely that a tiny Japanese automaker with a reputation for quality engineering - but weird styling - could have turned the old - fashioned station wagon into one of the hottest things on wheels.

Brabus is as much into crafting luxurious interiors as they are into producing eye - wateringly fast family sedans and station wagons.

The station wagon version of the Honda Accord is now rolling into showrooms, but you may have a hard time getting one.

Brought into being to give Subaru some grip during the SUV boom, the Outback's intentions (given its just under nine inches of ground clearance) are more crossover suv than station wagon.

According to the American Heritage dictionary, a station wagon is an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.

The vertical, tablet - like infotainment display, the optional carbon - fiber, and the sporty, leather - wrapped seats turned the Volvo station wagon from a hearse with seating for five into a full - fledged luxury grocery getter.

The 1992 minivan / station wagon hybrids are scheduled to roll into dealer showrooms the first week of August.

Bridging the divide between crossover suv and station wagon, the Subaru Outback is a great choice for an active family into outdoor recreational activities.

The sport compact respected Neon morphs into a lousy CUV and the Cherokee morphs into a muscle station wagon.

Something of a cross between a station wagon and a van, it's a tall, boxy - looking contraption with a slide - away nose — a vehicle that will be noticed, but not for its contributions to auto aesthetics.But, load the family and some cargo into it, take it on a cross-country run to Grandma's, cruise side streets scouting out garage sales, and you're liable to end up loving the thing whatever your sense of beauty.What the Nissan Stanza Wagon — a variant of the Stanza car line — has plenty of is versatility and utility.

The new Escort rolled into showrooms in April and is available in three body styles: four - door sedan hatchback, two - door hatchback and station wagon.

Everything the Safari team needed to put on a race — from timing equipment to microphones and speakers — was loaded into a travel trailer and towed from coast to coast by a station wagon.

Since the SRX is not quite fully an SUV and not quite a station wagon, it might fit into the same category as the Chrysler Pacifica - if it were not so loaded with luxury features and a big V8 engine.

Strap screaming toddler / infant into minivan / SUV / late - model station wagon, drive 20 minutes to coffee shop / library / play date.

Just as all SUV's invariably morph into egg - shaped station wagons when gas mileage becomes an issue, all task - specific devices like the Kindle are going to keep drifting back to the hand - held computer model where all - in - one functionality is critical.

He established Cherrybrook to meet those needs, originally selling with great enthusiasm from the back of his station wagon, and eventually building the business into a leading international supplier of premium dog show products.

We pile into Liam's station wagon: Liam driving, Jan the Danish backpacker in the front, my roommates Colin and Roos in the back, and another Dutch girl named Lon crammed next to me in the trunk.

To get away from the crowds head to isolated Gili Trawangan in Indonesia where cars are forbidden, snorkeling is aplenty, and given the hippyish vibe here you may run into that long - lost English teacher you had in high school who used to listen to the Dead and drove a beat - up station wagon.

Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves.