I just ordered the 428 GC a few weeks ago. The integrated hatch is what sold me. Worth considering if you are thinking about a wagon/hatch. Mine is mineral grey like the first couple pictures. At least BMW is still making A wagon though...more than I can say for Audi. If they did a 335 wagon I would have gotten it (probably would have ended up a little out of my price range, but I would have found a way). I'm not looking for tons of power though. The turbo 2.0s dyno at 240hp/255tq, same as an STI, so it'll go plenty "fast". Want something comfortable for some road trips.My current racing Honda, a very fun car but they chopped off its nuts in 2013:
My next sport wagon: (wishful thinking ATM)
Nopethen you'd have to join a club....
it's more graceful than that abomination...the honda crosstour....I just ordered the 428 GC a few weeks ago. The integrated hatch is what sold me. Worth considering if you are thinking about a wagon/hatch. Mine is mineral grey like the first couple pictures. At least BMW is still making A wagon though...more than I can say for Audi. If they did a 335 wagon I would have gotten it (probably would have ended up a little out of my price range, but I would have found a way). I'm not looking for tons of power though. The turbo 2.0s dyno at 240hp/255tq, same as an STI, so it'll go plenty "fast". Want something comfortable for some road trips.
Get out of here. Wagons are awesome!
Better than a minivan, no? And to be fair - most men would WANT to be driving around in a Porsche 930 turbo... but I digress.
Well, the legacy, with full time symmetrical AWD and it's older engine tech, is not going to have great mileage, at least compared to what you can get these days. At least subaru has gotten away from the abomination known as the 4EAT, but it lasted way longer than it should have (people actually bought foresters and wrxs with it, can you believe it!??). It's not that the current legacy mileage sucks, it doesn't, but subaru tech doesn't advance as fast as most other manufacturers. Number of speeds in transmission. Direct injection. Wheel HP significantly lower than competitors. Although their awd platform is decent, the rest of the car is usually a bit behind cutting edge. Mazdaspeed and others upped the HP significantly and subaru came out with the 2008 "wrx", which was really just a rebadged impreza GT, with the competition they had to go to the widebody in 2010, but now Golf and Focus models are
What sort of mileage does your '97 Tacoma get? 'Cause IIRC Tacomas have historically gotten $hitty gas mileage. And our old Subaru wagon has done 26-28mpg for 200K miles.
45mpg, wuts this?
Probably a combination of the auto trans and 2.5 turbo. No reason to have a 2.5 vs a 2.0, but subaru refused to do things like direct injection and twin scroll turbos, technology they've been using in Japan in these very same cars for years. Especially considering the LGT was only 256hp or something like that (has it changed?), surely a 2.0 would be a far better platform. Most manufacturers have added enough gears and logic in auto trans that they are more efficient now than the corresponding manual, except subaru kept the 4EAT way past it's lifetime and even then only did a 5spd auto LGT. My Subaru WRX with a tuned 2.0 would get 28-29 pretty easily (and 30+ if I was trying). Keeping it efficient when accelerating was a bit of a challenge with the turbo though.
Prius V or Jetta TDI Sportwagen. Probably the latter.
Men who are actual gear heads, actually:
It's only got a B230FT so what could possibly happen?? 
I saw my first Polestar Volvo at Mosport on the weekend.Men who are actual gear heads, actually:
Oh just a 700whp RWD wagon
Wagon's are better than sedans in several areas, but mainly space (free space!), and aerodynamics. Looking cooler than sedans is a plus too (according to every 'gearhead' site under the sun).
But hey, if you ever get the desire to race for pinks in that legacy I have an old 1991 Volvo wagon that'd be eager to take that 'manly' car from you
A dick massacre? That's weird.That entails that there is some back and forth. This is Us setting the record straight on how wagons are cooler than sedans. More like a massacre.
The R-design models have awful handling and ride, despite all the extra HP, they consistently score below similar and lesser hp cars. The polestar is supposed to be their answer to the M3/M4 type cars, but again it's not getting good reviews when compared against the "standards". If the R-design was anywhere near the 335 performance/handling/etc, I would have jumped on it. Too bad really.
Yes, hilarious.
Not a race car, but the full on Polestar edition car. Sadly, it wasn't a wagon but I was surprised how big the brakes were. First and only Polestar I have seen.^ the proper race car? Or the street polestar V/S60. They now have 'polestar optimization' on some models which is just a few things, not the full on polestar package that this has (Ohlins!)
The newer ones look good, and the V70R's are nice. Save for the expensive suspension. Eeasy to make stupid fast with minor mods. Older versions (RWD) take to substantial engine mods easier, but the whiteblocks are nice too if you set a limit before replacing liners and stuff. Had two 850s including an 850R that had a 20T and all suspension work including adjustable konis. Then the ex got it. then it got smushed. Now I'm all about the B230FT (what gearhead isn't?) and RWD. Have a super clean E36 2.8 which is our nice car so I can keep playing around with the wagon. It's funny to see faces in the rearview when a 24 year old car lights em up and blasts their fancy pants 330ci
The new motors are interesting. I'd hate to own one past warranty.[/img]
