The Mercedes-Benz E 450 Station Wagon Has Little to Argue With
One of the few new wagons for sale in the US today is an instant image upgrade.
Drive this Mercedes E450, and I’ll probably assume you’re a solid individual.
Source: Mercedes-Benz AGThere’s been a lot of talk lately about station wagons—I mean, a lot considering that they make up around 1% of the overall car market. In the past month, Mercedes-Benz announced a shooting brake version of its all-new CLA, but only for Europe, with more possibly on the way. Audi announced a fresh version of its A6 Avant. Volvo is flirting with doing away with them altogether.
When I wrote this piece for Bloomberg Businessweek earlier this month, I discovered that virtually everyone in my life has owned a wagon at some point, or has a beloved wagon story they tell time and again, the favorite points lovingly pressed like stairsteps worn down over the years. I bet it’s the same for you. Wagons, with their distinctive but humble shape, tend to occupy the same special space in our brain that includes sunny summer holidays and ski trips, flea markets and fishing, a favorite teacher or caring parent. They’re classier than trucks, smarter than minivans, more polite than SUVs.