You've probably seen a station wagon. Some of you may even own one. But have you ever questioned why they're called station wagons to begin with?

With no direct successor in sight, Peugeot began to import the smaller 405 sedan and station wagon starting in 1989, but couldn't get its 505 buyers into the newer model.

Afterward, Nio is planning to make the station wagon available in European markets, with deliveries to start in the fourth quarter of 2023. Again, no sign of it coming to the U.S. yet.

The wagons of today are not your mom or your grandma's station wagon of years ago. Popular brands now have a different kind ...