Ever since the Ford Explorer crawled out of the Jurassic Park-era ooze (circa 1991), the US car-buying market has been obsessed with the SUV. There were others before it, but it's safe to say SUVs like the Explorer pushed things to a new level.

 

That consumer shift has led to the slow death march of all things wagon. It's a real shame, because a wagon is the car buyers actually should want. Even if their minds remain locked in on a perceived desire for a sport utility vehicle, wagons drives better while offering the same level of useful utility.