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Aug 22, 2013 · At 5,182 lb (2,351 kg) shipping weight, or about 5,400 lb (2,400 kg) curb weight, the three-seat 1974 Estate Wagons are easily the heaviest Buicks ever built, even heavier than the Buick Limited limousines of 1936-42. The 1971-1976 models were the largest station wagons ever built.
The 1971-1976 Grand Safari station wagons are among the largest Pontiac vehicles ever built, with a 127-inch wheelbase and 231.3-inch length. At a curb weight of approximately 5300 pounds, a three-row version is also the heaviest vehicle ever produced by the brand.
- 1971–1978
- Full-size car
- 4-door station wagon
- 1937 Ford V-8 Station Wagon. American automakers farmed-out station wagon assembly to suppliers until the mid-1960s, but in 1936, Ford opened its own wagon plant in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
- 1942 Chrysler Town & Country Car. A curious mix of Art Deco and Martha's Vineyard cabin styling, the Town & Country became a staple over the next three decades of upper-middle class suburbs.
- 1949 Buick Estate Wagon. Ionia Manufacturing in the eponymous town in Michigan built wagon bodies mostly for the various General Motors divisions, but also for Ford, Mercury, and Chrysler, before and after WWII.
- 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari. The 1955-57 Safari was Pontiac's version of the Chevrolet Nomad, which also ran for those three years, as a sporty two-door, two-row station wagon, priced at the top of the model lineup.
- Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. WATCH. Back in 2010, General Motors debuted the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon, which proudly still holds the title of most powerful production wagon ever offered with a manual transmission.
- Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo. The Panamera’s exterior design was a mite polarizing when it first emerged, but no one can argue with the venerable performance of the Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, a name nearly as long as the 16.5-foot wagon.
- Mercedes-AMG E63 S Wagon. One of our favorite Tri-Stars has to be the E 63 S wagon, which becomes a proper sleeper when de-badged. Only the snarl of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 will give away that this wagon’s packing 603 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of yank.
- Dodge Magnum SRT8. If you took the Chrysler 300 sedan and stretched it, you’d have the Dodge Magnum. Both were underpinned by the rear-wheel-drive LX platform, and when the Magnum went on sale in Europe, it actually was called the 300 Wagon.
- Mercedes-Benz S123 Estate. It’s become an icon, its blend of luxury, comfort and practicality setting a blueprint for the German marque. Surprisingly, it was also the first-ever station wagon created by Mercedes-Benz, making its debut at the 1977 Frankfurt motor show.
- BMW M5 (E34) Touring. While there have been plenty of hot wagons from various manufacturers over the years, the E34 series BMW M5 Touring remains an icon of the genre.
- Chevrolet Bel-Air Nomad (First generation 1955-57) A two-door wagon with fins? What’s not to like. Penned by GM’s legendary head of design Harley Earl, the first-gen Chevy Bel-Air Nomad Sport Wagon came embellished with standard gear like interior carpet, chrome spears on the front bumper, chrome window surrounds, and full wheel covers.
- Buick Roadmaster Estate. If ever there was a vehicle showcasing American excess, it’s the Buick Roadmaster Estate. With gargantuan dimensions – 5530mm long, 2029mm wide and 1532mm high – the Roadmaster oozed road presence just on sheer size alone.
Jul 20, 2018 · Chevrolet made almost 190,000 station wagons that year but only 16,000 Yeomans. This resulted in the cancellation of the model. This means that the Yeoman is not only forgotten but rare today.
2014 Mercedes-Benz C Class station wagon. Germany is the largest market for station wagons in the world, with around 600,000 to 700,000 vehicles sold each year—amounting to 20% of all car sales. German-designed station wagons have been produced by Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, and Volkswagen.
