Profile view of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon

My parents had a wagon when I was a little kid. It was ugly, the vinyl seats melted to my legs in the summer, and we all had to wait for Dad to back it out of the driveway before getting inside to make sure it didn’t scrape the street on the way out. It was so inconvenient it took me two years before I fully believed it wasn’t a joke and I wasn’t on Candid Camera. All I can think about when I look at the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon is how much better it must be to be a kid these days. But before I diverge into my childhood stories, I should start writing about the new CTS Wagon.

With the Cadillac CTS continuing to be so amazingly successful, it makes sense Cadillac would build upon that design. The 2010 CTS Wagon was announced about nine months ago, and will hit dealerships this spring. Its appearances at auto shows have left a lot of people wanting to test drive one, including me of course. Here’s a short video that shows some nice angles of the car in action.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wek8rZ-tI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]

The back is my favorite part so I’ve made sure to include a picture of it in this post. The long, vertical tail lights. The v-shape tailgate. Isn’t it menacingly alluring? I think Cadillac succeeded in making a car of a different style and shape that continued the CTS design. The rear was the most varying aspect, and they did a really nice job designing it.

See? I told you the back end was alluring.

All-wheel drive will be available, as will optional 19-inch wheels and a larger, more panoramic sunroof, add-ons that will make the car especially fun to drive.

The wagon will sport a direct-injection 3.6-liter V-6 that puts out 304 horsepower. The best thing about the engine is that it will achieve the same 26 mpg on the highway as the sedan does.

So anyone who loves the CTS style but has held off for something with more space will have to wait no longer. This is the best wagon yet for luxury and looks.