Volvo's new XC90, Infiniti's forthcoming FX45 and Cadillac's SRX, sit higher than the average wagon, but are based on car chassis and have flexible interiors designed for carrying families and their belongings.
Still, because of its truck build, you can take a Pathfinder places you wouldn't dare drive your car-chassis crossover or AWD wagon.
Some are in the collection of the science museum, and the National Railway Museum where there is the chassis of one of the wagons.
And, whether they call what they sell a "sport wagon" and it's based on a car chassis, or they call it an SUV and put it on a truck platform, the appeal is pretty similar: tall ride, lots of room and confident looks.
It built the Stagea station wagon, which was launched in Japan last year, on an existing chassis.
And then there's Lincoln with sales off 28% so far this year; hence it desperately needs hotter products like a sport wagon and the forthcoming Aviator SUV, based on the Ford Explorer chassis.
The rack-and-pinion steering had a crisp feel, and the extremely stiff chassis compensated for the lurchiness inherent in a tall wagon.
Meeker was given a truck chassis and money to modify it into a wagon-topped vehicle by Henry Ford in 1928 for yet another Trail trip.
Chassis tuning is a strong point of the Cadillac CTS, and the wagon is no exception.
