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**The Revival of the Station Wagon: A Closer Look**

The station wagon was once the vehicle of choice for the American family, but it eventually went away with a whimper. RIP.

On the heels of Audi announcing their RS6 Avant coming to America, it's time to take a closer look at the history of this iconic vehicle. Remember when Dodge built the Magnum in 2005? That thing had all wheel drive and a hemi. SRT even got their hands on it and made it sicker but with the mortgage crisis of 2008, Dodge cut the Magnum from its lineup.

Just imagine if the Magnum had the hellcat engine. Maybe the most popular wagon produced stateside was the second gen CTSV. GM threw in a supercharged LS V8, which is basically the C6 Corvette zero one engine. The CTSV wagon went away in 2014 and was the last American-made sport wagon that we could get our hands on.

But there's hope on the horizon because in 2020, Audi is going to bring us the RS6 Avant. Avant, again, another fancy word for wagon. And this model is going to be especially cool. A 591 horsepower hybrid that goes 189 miles per hour, which only adds to the allure of the wagon and why it's such a big deal as of late, especially to us USAers.

**The Decline of the Wagon**

You know, I think we've been brainwashed over the last 20 years to think that SUVs are somehow more practical when actually, they're not. They get worse gas mileage, they're harder to park, especially in cities, and no one really uses those third row seats.

The station wagon was replaced by the minivan, the minivan was replaced by the SUV, the SUV finally usurped by the crossover. Which leaves the wagon in a perfect position, ready to jump into the lineup and gain back its popularity. But that will only happen if people buy them. And yes, I know, a $112,000 for a sport wagon isn't cheap.

I want to see a 500+ horsepower wagon built by Ford in the next 5 years. Dammit, I can dream.

**Gunk Wipes: A Must-Have for Any Project Car**

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**Conclusion**

I love you Brits, I wish I had an accent. Hold on, I'm not done. I wish I had a cool accent, I'm from California. I'm sure there's a Californian accent but since L.A. is in California, all of our movies and all of our TV shows have California accents in them as well so I don't know what it sounds like.

This is a big problem. Be nice, I'll see you next time.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- The Station Wagon wasonce the vehicle of choicefor the American family butit went away with a whimper.R.I.POn the heels of Audiannouncing their RS6 Avantcoming to America, finally, the wagonhas stepped in the spotlight once again.(upbeat music)But what caused the wagon'sdemise in the first place?And are they going to make acomeback for good this time?I think they might.Just a few weeks ago,Audi posted this pictureteasing 6 of their RS modelsto be released in 2019.A week later, anotherpicture graced the internet,it's tail lights partially litand gleaming through the cover.Those tail lights are identicalto the ones on the S6.Leaving all those bigbrains and clever girlson the inter webs to makethe connection that it isin fact, the RS6 Avant wagon.Speculation came to an endwhen Audi made a statementconfirming that the Avantis on it's way to the Statesfor the first time in AudiSports 25 year history.This is a big deal.But before manufacturerswere hopping up sedanswith more trunk space, middleclass America was using thewagon as a means to cross the countryto get to grandma's house.I think there's a caseto be made that besidesthe pick up truck, thestation wagon might bethe most American vehicle ever.(upbeat music)The first station wagonswere built in the early 1900sby independent companiesfitting custom wooden bodieson Ford model T chassis.Eventually, manufacturersbuilt their own models in houseand switched from wood to steel.The first all steel stationwagon body came in 1935with the Chevrolet Suburbanand by the early 50s,nearly all the true family mobiles lackedthe wood body that was once the norm.But the wood appearancewas a sign of luxury,which is why the wood look was keptby putting wood grain decalsor even sometimes panels on the sides.By the 1960s, thestation wagon had reachedit's zenith of popularity in the U.S.There were compactwagons, mid sized wagons,and yes of course, full sized wagons.And that's kind of cemented the wagoninto the DNA of American vehicle.Pipey youngsters would sitin the rear facing seatson road trips, playing sweetor sour, only to realizethey'd be stuck facing that same driverfor the next 250 miles.We've talked about it beforeand we'll talk about it againbut the first straw thatbroke that wagon's back wasthe Oil Crisis of 1972.All these cars had big gas guzzling V8sthat put a dent in the oldpocket book at the gas station.So families looked elsewherefor more economical vehiclesto tout their chunky youngsters around.In 1977, Chrysler began workingon a small, affordable vanthat looked and handled more like a car.Chrysler took a full sizevan and shrunk it down a bitso it fit on a station wagon chassis andthrew a more fuel efficient engine inside.It was a sales success thatsent the other big manufacturersinto a frenzy to build their own versionof the miniature van.It wasn't long before theSUV also hit the sceneand suddenly the Americanwagon was at the bottomof the family vehicle totem pole.- Now you can have all this.- Although the market forwagons began to dwindlehere in the ol' US of A.Overseas, the estate continuedto maintain the popularity.Estate is the same thingas station wagon but Britsjust like that word becauseit's fancier, I'm assuming.Actually I've just beeninformed that estate iskind of the equivalent tothe projects here in the USso it's not quite fancy.It does sound fancier though.(upbeat rock music)Those tea drinkers across the pond,the love to outclass usrevolutionaries with their words.Bonnet, which is a hood.They spell tires with a y.But that all backfired when you decided tocall sedans saloons.Sedan is a way fancier word.I dare ya to tell me otherwise.(beep)As time went on, wagons andestates had the tarnished imageof being the lame car that yourparents drove you around in.But overseas, they continuedto prosper as the immenselypractical do it all vehicle.Audi realizing they couldexpand their wagon market,went off and built a performanceversion, the RS2 Avant.(car speeding up)It's the ultimate sleeper, if you will.Audi partnered with Porscheto take the 2.2 literturbo charged 5 cylinder from the S2and squeeze 311 horsepower out of it.A practical car you couldcarry your kids around anda month supply of groceriescapable of slammingyour kid's noggin into the headrestand putting your pedal tothe floor, that's cool.The RS2 started the trend ofperformance wagons for Audiand really, all other manufacturers.Volvo, those crazy Sweds,took notice and came out withthe 850R and even raced the damn thingin British Touring Car championship.That's sick.BMW they got their E34 M5touring edition into the mix.Touring is the second fancierword for station wagon.In 2009, Europe got the E61 wagonwith a 500 horsepower V10 engine.BMW limited the top speed to 155 butif you got that taken out, itcould hit 200 miles an hour.And speaking of V10s, Audi wentahead and put a LamborghiniV10 to their 2008 Audi RS6.Just look at all the stuffthat Europe's gettingin those wagons and we're not.(car driving)If you're starting to getsome jelly wagon fever andlive in America, like me rightnow, well we had our chance.Remember when Dodgebuilt the Magnum in 2005?That thing had all wheel drive and a hemi.SRT even got their handson it and made it sickerbut with the mortgage crisis of 2008,Dodge cut the Magnum from it's lineup.Just imagine if the Magnumhad the hellcat engine.Maybe the most popularwagon produced statesidewas the second gen CTSV.GM threw in a superchargedLS V8, which is basicallythe C6 Corvette zero one engine.The CTSV wagon went away in2014 and was the last Americanmade sport wagon that wecould get our hands on.(car driving away)But there is hope on thehorizon because in 2020,Audi is going to bring us the RS6 Avant.(upbeat piano music)Avant, again, anotherfancy word for wagon.And this model is goingto be especially cool.A 591 horsepower hybridthat goes 189 miles per,which only adds to the allure of the wagonand why it's such a big deal as of late,especially to us USAers.(car driving)You know, I think we've been brain washedover the last 20 years tothink that SUVs are somehowmore practical when inactuality, they're not.They get worse gas mileage,they're harder to parkespecially in citiesand no one really usesthose third row seats.The station wagon was replacedby the minivan, the minivanwas replaced by the SUV,the SUV finally usurpedby the crossover.Which leaves the wagonin a perfect position,ready to jump into the line upand gain back its popularity.But that will only happenif people buy them.And yes I know, a $112,000for a sport wagon isn't cheap.I want to see a 500+horsepower wagon built by Fordin the next 5 years.Dammit, I can dream.(beep)Check out our 4 part serieson Ford versus Ferrariat Le Mans, one of the greatestrivalries ever in sports.There's love, loss, betrayaland a whole lot of racing.It's a great story, onethat we want you to hearso check out Past Gaswherever you get your podcast.Thank you.Go check it out, Past Gas.It's about cars, not about farts.It's a podcast.(beep)When you're working on your project car,you're going to getdirty, it's inevitable.And when you go to cleangrease off something,grabbing a towel andunscrewing a bottle ofcleaning solution is thelast thing you want to do.That's why Gunk degreasingwipes are so convenient.You can grab one and go.They're super versatile too,you can use Gunk wipes on anything.Tools, tabletops, wheels,even your dashboard.They're large, double sided,it's got a scrubby side and a smooth sideand they're safe for all surfaces.Stay clean and support thecompanies that support Donutby getting yourself some Gunk wipes.I love you Brits, I wish I had an accent.Hold on, I'm not done.I wish I had a cool accent,I'm from California.I'm sure there's aCalifornian accent but sinceL.A. is in California, all of our moviesand all of our TV showshave California accentsin them as well so I don'tknow what it sounds like.This is a big problem.Be nice, I'll see you next time.