11 Facts About Station wagon

Cadillac CTS-V Wagon introduced for 2011 was considered the most powerful production station wagon offered with a manual transmission and the Corvette-engined version continued until 2014.

Emergence and popularity of SUVs which closely approximate the traditional station wagon body style was a further blow.

The Ford Taurus wagon was discontinued in 2005 and the Ford Focus station wagon was discontinued in 2008.

In 2012, the Volvo V50 compact station wagon was withdrawn from the US market due to poor sales.

Trend since the 1980s for smaller station wagon bodies has limited the seating to two rows, resulting in a total capacity of five people, or six people if a bench front seat is used.

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Early station wagon cars were after-market conversions, with the new bodywork using a wooden frame and either steel or wooden panels.

Some larger station wagon models are available with a third row of seats, such as the rear-facing jump seat for two passengers in the cargo area of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon.

In France, almost all station wagon models are called a "Break", although the spelling is different from the English shooting brake.

The successors to the ID, the Citroen CX and Citroen XM continued to be amongst the largest station wagon cars produced in Europe, but the model was discontinued in 2000 and a station wagon version was not available for its Citroen C6 successor.

The Duett two-door Station wagon was conceived as a dual-function delivery van and people-carrier and is based on the chassis of the PV444 and PV544 sedans.

Ford and Holden produced Station wagon models based on each generation of their large sedan platforms until 2010.