Volvo hauls wagons back to America with the V60

For those of us who have fond memories of getting hauled around the suburbs in a Volvo station wagon, today’s announcement that Volvo is bringing the V60 sports wagon back to North American shores is welcome news indeed. Sly, sporty, and altogether beautiful to behold, the V60 will significantly improve the family-car landscape immediately upon arrival.

This won’t be the archetypal boxy beast of our childhoods, smelling of cigarette smoke and practical dullness. For years, Volvo has featured excellent integrated adjustable rear child seats in its family European models. When those pop up, the V60 can still hold a reasonably-sized grandma in the middle rear. The trunk, while a bit low-lying, can hold a stroller and then some.