2001 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon Road Test
With its 3-spoke 17" rims on low-profile tires and blood curdling red paintwork over slippery sheetmetal, accented by aerodynamic ground effects, I catch many an envious eye as I lay rubber to tarmac, stoplight after stoplight. Screaming like a banshee, I rev its 230 horsepower turbocharged, 4-cylinder engine to 6,000 rpm between shifts... Hold on! I'm driving a wagon? Wagons don't behave like this! Well, not until recently anyway. Wagons are all the rage these days. Whether an SUV crossover or pure performance machine with a bent on practicality, they're showing up everywhere.