Benzwagen: Mercedes-Benz 300TD
Here's a nicely kept Mercedes 300 TD station wagon from the early eighties. To the best of my knowledge, it was the first wagon M-B ever sold in this country, and it had a trubodiesel engine.
Because I associated premium car bands with coupes and sedans only, the idea of a Benz wagon (or "variant," as they say in Germany and the rest of Europe) seemed like a contradiction in terms to me. Lincoln wagons were unheard of, Imperial wagons were nonexistent, and the only wagon Cadillac offered was a hearse! But a posh, well-appointed wagon with room for the rugrats and the rug remnants for their bedrooms obviously appealed to the urban professionals that bought them. Now even Cadillac has a station wagon, the SRX (it's called a SUV crossover, but it's really a wagon!) and other luxury marques have long since followed suit.
Benzwagen: Mercedes-Benz 300TD
Here's a nicely kept Mercedes 300 TD station wagon from the early eighties. To the best of my knowledge, it was the first wagon M-B ever sold in this country, and it had a trubodiesel engine.
Because I associated premium car bands with coupes and sedans only, the idea of a Benz wagon (or "variant," as they say in Germany and the rest of Europe) seemed like a contradiction in terms to me. Lincoln wagons were unheard of, Imperial wagons were nonexistent, and the only wagon Cadillac offered was a hearse! But a posh, well-appointed wagon with room for the rugrats and the rug remnants for their bedrooms obviously appealed to the urban professionals that bought them. Now even Cadillac has a station wagon, the SRX (it's called a SUV crossover, but it's really a wagon!) and other luxury marques have long since followed suit.