To that we'd add: Rolls - Royce was leaving money on the table without an SUV, crossover, or
tall wagon for customers in the Middle East, Russia, Asia and the Americas, the home of big SUVs.
Not exact matches
The seats created a relatively flat surface
for her, but I could tell she preferred our station
wagon's
taller rear digs.
Zero issues in 3 years I had it so far, lots of storage since it's a
wagon, wish they made these all wheel drive with manual trans
for more fun driving experience, rear seats leg room might bit little tight
for tall passengers, great on gas does not require premium fuel
Americans don't like station
wagons anymore — or so automakers keep telling us — which is why we have the BMW X5 xDrive35i, a
tall, car - based SUV that has replaced the 5 Series
wagon for BMW - loving U.S. buyers of family luxury cars.
The major challenge
for any crossover is standing out in the sea of
tall wagons.
The CX - 9 is more of a
tall wagon than a full - on high - riding SUV, so while you have the advantage of a high seating position, the vehicle itself handles well (a traditional strong suit
for the brand).
If you need a
wagon, look
for the Ford C - Max, the
tall wagon version of the Fusion.
New
for 2016, the X1 doesn't share a platform with any BMW currently sold in the US, so it's not just a
tall wagon; it's a totally unique SAV.
And it's a win
for buyers, as these
tall wagons solve a lot of problems within a small footprint.
Bonus
for skid plates and recovery hooks.; CUV: everything else that is too
tall to be considered a
wagon.
When the SRX was redesigned
for 2010, the formerly long and
tall wagon looked like it went on a diet and got ripped.
Translation: At 204 inches long, it's hard to be mistaken
for a crossover or
tall station
wagon.
In many ways, the Ford Flex comes off as more of a
tall wagon than an SUV, thanks to its squared - off styling, but open up any of its four doors and you'll quickly discover enough room
for seven passengers across three rows.
Deciding whether the Liberty is the SUV
for you is a matter of deciding whether you want a truck or what, in essence, is a
tall station
wagon with a more carlike ride and personality than traditional SUVs.
If I was shopping
for a smallish SUV or a
tall wagon, this would be on my list.
ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: When it comes to crossovers and
tall station
wagons (or whatever you want to call these things), the Infiniti FX has always stood out to me
for how well it handles.
The ride is controlled without being harsh and body roll is slight
for such a
tall wagon.
The Outback formula —
tall wagon - like body with extended ground clearance and all - wheel drive — has proved just the ticket
for buyers who shun traditional truck - like styling.
Looking
for all the world like a central European answer to Subaru's Outback, the Scout stood noticeably
taller than the basic Octavia
wagon on its 17 - inch rubber.
The 2012 Infiniti EX looks
for all intents and purposes like a
tall - riding
wagon, thanks to its sleek roofline.
The Kodiaq gets matte black finished roof rails, but on the whole it isn't
tall like traditional SUVS — especially the Ford Endeavour and Toyota Fortuner — which makes
for a more crossover / station
wagon like stance from the side.
Subaru's Outback,
for example, is basically a
taller Legacy sedan with a
wagon rear end.
There's no 5 - Series
wagon for 2015, but there is a 5 - Series Gran Turismo (GT), which is a unique body style that is part
wagon and part hatchback, with a somewhat
taller seating position more like that of a utility vehicle.
If none of the core compact SUVs above are doing it
for you, you might want to check out the extremely off - road - capable Jeep Wrangler or the Subaru Outback
tall wagon, a same - but - different compact SUV alternative.
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 top five sellers among SUVs were all compact SUVs or crossovers (the term
for when you're not sure if it's a
tall station
wagon or a sleek SUV): Honda CR - V, Toyota RAV - 4, Ford Escape, Nissan Rogue, and Chevrolet Equinox.
Granted, it's a
tall wagon that perhaps skirts the lower boundaries of what could be considered a crossover, but, even with the slightly increased ground clearance of a crossover, everyone who approached me about the X1 while I was out
for a spin referred to the vehicle as a big blue
wagon.
Still compact enough
for city duty, and available in a range of gasoline and turbodiesel engine options that prize efficiency, the Golf SportWagen stands
tall as one of the few station
wagons still available in the U.S. market.
Rear seat headroom gets cramped
for taller passengers in the liftback variant due to its slanted roofline but the
wagon's horizontal roof creates heaps of back - seat head room.
The design is somewhere between utility vehicle and
wagon, the
taller seating position being a definite plus
for hauling four passengers — five, in a pinch — around town.
I'm planning to bundle a
tall flower that died to make my own little bale of straw
for a little
wagon I have.