Volkswagen’s Station Wagons Coming Back
In recent years the station wagon has all but slipped way as an antique vehicle. But the station wagons are trying to make its way back on to our roads as a more trendy alternative to the SUV. Which is an easy job for the Volkswagen’s station wagon because they are more easier and fun to drive and more fuel efficient than most SUVs.
Volkswagen has been making station wagons for fifty years, agrees and have proudly named its new five-door model the Jetta Sport Wagon, and has an ad campaign that accompanies the car’s launch that will intentionally send us back to the good old wagon days of station wagon.
But don’t let that turn you off . The new Volkswagen station wagons are sleek and stylish, as Volkswagen’s COO Mark Barnes points to the new Sport Wagon’s , optional panoramic sunroof that has four times the sky view compared to the 1970’s Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Wagon.
Volkswagen will begin selling the Sport Wagon early this summer, three engines will be offered: the 2.5-liter five-cylinder (now making 170 horsepower); the 200-horse, turbo 2.0-liter four also seen in the GTI; and, by August, a new clean-burning, 50-state 2.0-liter TDI diesel. Transmission options will include five- and six-speed manuals, a six-speed automatic with Tiptronic, and the sweet six-speed DSG paddle-shift box (and, Volkswagen will offer the diesel/DSG combo).
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