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Cool Wagons for Cool Guys
Eleven long cars, gathered after a pilgrimage to WagonFest at the Petersen. The thesis: a wagon tells people you know ball.
240 Wagon
“This car is Catholic. It seems like every cool dude in Louisville when I was growing up drove a Volvo 240, and if it was a wagon, chances are that guy was in a band.”
E36 AMG Wagon (T)
“This thing is going to be really hard to find. It's going to be expensive if you find one, but ultimately, it's just so '90s AMG, which is one of the coolest car aesthetics ever.”
Roadmaster Limited Estate Wagon
“I mean this with 100% sincerity. The Buick Roadmaster with the correct options is top six coolest cars in the history of cars.”
IS300 SportCross
“In stock form, this is a really cool, really good-looking, totally reliable, and cheap to maintain daily driver with a great interior.”
V70 R (2nd gen)
“Five-cylinder turbo, Brembos, Haldex, Öhlins, blue interior, spaceball shifter.”
CTS-V Wagon
“I do not mean sharp like, 'Hey, that's a sharp-looking car.' I mean sharp like, 'Don't touch that car. It looks sharp.'”
Magnum SRT8
“You want something kind of like the CTS-V, but easier to find and way trashier? Get yourself a Dodge Magnum SRT8.”
F31 3 Series Touring M Sport
“If you're looking for a cool daily driver that costs less than $20,000 for a really nice one, this is one of the best decisions that you can make. Manual, rear-wheel drive wagon.”
Crown Athlete V Estate
“A giant Toyota station wagon that looks like an old Mercedes and is powered by the legendary 1JZ-GTE.”
RS 2 Avant
“The OG five-cylinder turbo co-developed with Porsche, actual Porsche parts on it that say Porsche.”
RS 4 Avant (B5)
“One of my favorite cars in the history of cars. Twin turbo V6 developed with Cosworth, available only as a wagon, 380 horsepower in 2001.”
RS 6 Avant (C5)
“Twin turbo V8, also developed with Cosworth, 444 horsepower in 2001.”
- RS 4 Avant (B7)
RS 4 Avant (B7)
“4.2 L V8, 8250 rpm redline. I love a high revving V8.”
RS 6 Avant (C6)
“5 L twin turbo V10 in a wagon. More powerful than a Ferrari F430.”
- RS 6 Avant (C7)
RS 6 Avant (C7)
“Twin turbo V8, they moved the turbos between the cylinder banks, pretty commonplace now, very new back then. 553 lb ft of torque available at 1700 rpm.”