Station wagon

The station wagon, or estate, is a variant of sedan. The difference between station wagons and regular sedans is that the station wagon has no trunk. The roofs are extended backwards over a shared passenger or cargo volume with access in the back (like in hatchbacks, minivans, SUVs, and passenger vans).^[1]

The first station wagons were built around 1910.^[2] Their frames were built out of wood.^[3] By the 1950s, the wood was replaced with fake wood.^[4]

Station wagons became less popular because of the 1973 oil crisis in the United States.^[5] Station wagons have been mostly replaced by minivans/MPVs, SUVs, and crossovers. Modern station wagons include Subaru Forester, Mercedes-AMG E63 and several Audi automobiles.^[6] Other modern station wagons include the Mercedes-Benz E450 and Volvo 460.^[7]

1. ↑ Hillier, Victor; Coombes, Peter (2004). Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology: Volume 1 (5th ed.). Nelson Thornes. p. 11. ISBN 9780748780822. Retrieved 31 July 2022 – via Google Books.
2. ↑ "A Short History of Station Wagons in the USA". stationwagon.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
3. ↑ Motavalli, Jim (14 July 2018). "The Knotty History of the Woody Wagon". cartalk.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
4. ↑ Litwin, Matthew (September 2009). "DI-NOC Siding: Restoring a station wagon's wood grain is now quick and easy". Hemmings Motor News. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
5. ↑ "The Last, Great, Gasp of the American Station Wagon". theatlantic.com. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
6. ↑ "The Best New Station Wagons of 2023". The Car and Driver. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
7. ↑ "The Best New Station Wagons of 2023". The Car and Driver. Retrieved June 27, 2023.