Station wagons used to be everywhere. My best friend in high school drove some gigantic, late-’60s station wagon in that peculiar color I thought of as “station wagon green” with a healthy helping of faux wood paneling. Throw in a bit of rust, a few inches of fast food wrappers on the floor of the back seat, and a radio capable of cranking out the latest rock hits from KBPI (rocks the Rockies!) from the sole dashboard speaker, and you had… a common and unremarkable ride for the early 1980s.
How time (and tastes) have changed. Once ubiquitous, the station wagon is something of a rare sight on roads now populated by crossovers, SUVs, and minivans. Three decades ago, if you wanted something that could carry kids and a bunch of gear, your choice was either a station wagon or a van. And not the mini kind of van, either. Yet the station wagon is hanging in there—just about—even when there are so many other options. When given the chance to drive one, the Buick Regal TourX with Smart Driver tech, we jumped at the chance.
A sleeker wagon
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Source: Ars Technica – The station wagon is alive and well: Driving the Buick Regal TourX