I drove an older Volvo station wagon once. A repair shop had one as a loaner. On any big bump, my head would hit the roof.
[1] https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g26961972/best-station...
https://newsroom.vw.com/vehicles/the-golf-sportwagen-and-all...
The entire market has been heading towards SUVs/crossovers for some time; the same thing that happened to wagons is happening to sedans now.
>Who wants an automotive monoculture?
Clearly, the market.
And to be clear here, I outright hate SUVs/CUVs and live the sedan life.
> Clearly, the market.
If all you can buy is golf pants but you want tough jeans, would you go bottomless or buy the golf pants?
Cars I would buy instantly:
* a car with an electric engine that goes no faster than 80mph while retaining dynamics and that does not come with a million gadgets (as in "electric engine, all else analog"). Please, also in a variant with enough space to fit me, my wife, the kid and the dog. Still, no mandatory audio-visual indoor entertainment for the dog, please.
* a car optimized for DIY repairs (I live in southern Morocco, getting an OBD2-scan at my authorized Nissan dealer was $30 - or 300 small bread or 75kg of flour or 3 days of work for a cop who just started work. A friend's Porsche Cayenne needs to be towed 12h northwards just for the inspection by an authorized dealer).
I don't see them on the market.
We don't, though, because people are buying SUVs/CUVs.
The Golf Sportwagen (formerly sold as the Jetta Sportwagen) was available until 2019, but is no longer.
Once in a blue moon I see a Jaguar wagon stateside, although that may be because 'estates' are still quite popular in the UK