Archive for the ‘Wagons/Estates’ Category

If the Panamera succeeds… perhaps the Bugatti EB112 will, too?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
What if in an alternate universe Bugatti says, "We're not going out of business, we're doing a new model in the same market as the Veyron," but it doesn't know what that model will be? There's another luxury car company in the family called Porsche that's looking to get into the 4-door game. So Buga......

Baby got back: HSV launches ClubSport R8 Tourer

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the ClubSport R8 TourerHSV's ClubSport R8 Tourer has officially arrived, giving our friends from Down Under the means to haul stuff, ass and any combination thereof as long as they part with $65K AUD. The super-duper Commodore SportWagon has got LS3 V8 power with ......

VW and its dealers butting heads over Jetta TDI?

Monday, September 1st, 2008
We recently received a note from an anonymous source indicating that there's a mildly strained relationship between VW and some of its dealers. The source of the consternation seems to be the highly anticipated Jetta TDI, which was just recently released in the U.S. market. Apparently, Volkswagen of......

New Seat Exeo is an old Audi A4

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Click the image above for more renderings of the Seat ExeoVW subsidiary Seat is, like The Jeffersons, movin' on up, rolling out a new range of vehicles that will push it into new market segments. The image above is one of a set of the automaker's Exeo sedan given to the trademark office in Spain. A......

HP War, Battle of the Tuners: B&B gets 715hp from Audi RS6

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Click above to view a hi-res gallery of the B&B Audi RS6 A 580hp station wagon (or sedan, for that matter) seems like sheer lunacy in its own right, but it appears that the twin-turbo V10 in the Audi RS6 is capable of a great deal more. Following the release of the 702hp MTM-tuned RS6 M, fellow ......

Diesel rush begins: VW Jetta TDI now being delivered

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Lovers of both fuel mileage and torque can finally rest easy; Volkswagen of America is now officially selling its 50-State-approved, clean diesel engine in either the Jetta sedan for $21,990 or Jetta SportWagen wrappers for $23,590. Equipped with the six-speed DSG transmission, both Jetta gets an EP......

Monterey 2008: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon revealed LIVE

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport WagonCadillac trotted out the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon here in Monterey and after seeing it in person, we're fans. It's edgy, smooth, finned (the roof rails) and sleek all in the right proportions. And for the States-siders, the 263 hp V......

Pebble Beach 2008: Cadillac unveils 2010 CTS Sport Wagon

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Cadillac Sport WagonPlease note the spelling, this a Cadillac and not a VW, therefore it's "Sport Wagon" rather than "SportWagen". What we have here is the result of a fission reaction on the Cadillac SRX. Seeing that the current "neither fish nor fowl" SRX cr......

Insignia Sports Tourer wagon revealed before Paris Motor Show

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Vauxhall Insignia Sports TourerThe all-new Insignia is about to go on sale as a Vauxhall in Britain and an Opel throughout the rest of Europe, thereby replacing the Vectra sedan. It's a marked improvement over its predecessor in style, and we're eager for it t......

Poor sales mean Alfa 159 replacement coming soon with U.S. in sight

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Click to view the Alfa 159 in hi-res from Geneva '08 The Alfa Romeo 159 may be one of the most beautiful sedans on the market, but that hasn't been enough to make the model a sales success. As we learned after driving the new MiTo, Alfa isn't satisfied any longer to glide by on its name and looks al......