Description
Station wagons get a bad rap as the stodgy family vehicles of the pre-minivan era, but as a new generation enters middle adulthood, some luxury carmakers are hoping to reposition station wagons as sporty, outdoorsy alternatives to crossovers.
Audi’s attempt at this trick, the 2018 A4 Allroad, is an idea borrowed from Subaru and its Outback wagon.The A4 Allroad is a raised version of the conventional A4 station wagon, a model not sold in the United States.
Plastic cladding and a 1.3-inch lift allow this wagon almost to blend in with SUVs, but its agile handling suffers very little for its taller stance.
Some competitors are plusher, and fuel economy is not a bragging point for this all-wheel-drive car, but the Allroad sits comfortably at the intersection of utility and class.