Archive for the ‘TSX’ Category

A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Honda was looking to bring an upscale wagon to American showrooms. Today, it's been made official: in one of the briefest press releases we've received in recent weeks, Honda has announced that an Acura TSX sport wagon will arrive in the U.S. in the fall of 2010 as a 2011 model. No additional details are given, but we'll assume that the final product will be very, very similar to the Honda Accord Touring (pictured above) -- a wagon variant of the TSX that's already sold in other markets.

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The past 48 hours have been big for wagons. Apart from the buzz surrounding the 2011 Mercedes Benz E-class Wagon, there's also been news of the Cadillac CTS-V SportWagon and Honda's likely U.S. launch of an Acura wagon based on the popular Acura TSX. Now comes a new rendering of the next-generation BMW 5-Series Touring Wagon, set to appear in late 2010, approximately a year after the debut of its 5-Series sedan sibling.

The rendered wagon bears a number of cosmetic similarities to the current Touring Wagon -- which isn't surprising, as practical-minded wagon-drivers are presumed to worry more about function than form. That isn't to say that...

Generational biases are nearly impossible to overcome when it comes to cars and image, and what types of cars are hot or not. At least until recently, much of the Baby Boomer generation, which has held most of the new-car buying power, has been decidedly anti-wagon.

My generation, the young side of Gen X plus Gen Y, has liked wagons all along; I can't remember a time when my peers considered them uncool. Whether or not it goes back to the knee-jerk resistance to the Plymouth Voyager minivans and Ford Explorer SUVs that our parents' generation gravitated toward, we really love our sport wagons.

If you're looking for a wagon—especially a...