2010 Cadillac CTS wagon unveiled

Cadillac has developed a station-wagon version of their CTS luxo-sport sedan. The midsize estate is really targeted towards the hatch-loving European market, where GM expects 60% of all CTS sales to be of this big-assed variety.

The design is interesting, with small rear-side windows to make it look swoopy, and yet using a boxy shape to maintain utility.

While the CTS sedan is already available here, we do not expect the CTS estate to come to this region, where wagons are taxi-cabs and soft-roading 4WDs rule the roads.

A look at the 2010 Cadillac CTS Wagon

2010 Cadillac CTS 3.6 Sport Wagon

BASE PRICE: $38,265 for base, rear-wheel drive model; $40,165 for base, all-wheel drive model; $43,365 for rear-drive model with 3.6-liter V-6.

AS TESTED: $51,935.

TYPE: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive, five-passenger wagon.

ENGINE: 3.6-liter, double overhead cam, direct injection V-6 with VVT.

MILEAGE: 18 mpg (city), 26 mpg (highway).

TOP SPEED: 146 mph.

LENGTH: 191.3 inches.

WHEELBASE: 113.4 inches.

CURB WEIGHT: 4,210 pounds.

BUILT AT: Lansing, Mich.

OPTIONS: Premium package (includes sapele wood trim, rearview camera, aluminum wheels, keyless access and remote start, navigation system, Bluetooth wireless connectivity) $5,655; summer tire performance package (includes 19-inch tires and wheels, sport suspension, adaptive high intensity discharge headlights) $2,090.