I’ve said in the past that I drive a Honda Accord Wagon, so to some people, I have the automotive taste of a 75 librarian. However, I still appreciate a fun and exciting car as much as the next guy, but I can’t deny my love for wagons.
The craziest thing about this car is that it really doesn’t feel like a wagon. There were several times that I turned to look behind my driver’s seat just to make sure that this car was as big as I remembered it, and that it hadn’t changed into a small coupe while I wasn’t looking. It’s not the sexiest car in the world, nor is it the fastest, but this car is a crazy blend of a daily usability and suprising agility.
It all comes down to the turbo. When this car is low in the revs, it’s exactly what you would expect, but once that turbo kicks in, you swing by even the most aggressive of city drivers.
I didn’t have this car for long, nor did I really get to take it up in the hills and play, but I just kept thinking how hard it would be to keep the foot out of the pedal as I raced up old roads with mountain bikes on the top. It’s almost a bad blend; SUV style usability, complete with racks for top mounted items, and a drivability that would throw them right off the top.
I thought this was a fun car, and would love a longer weekend with it.
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