subject: Luxury Estate Cars [print this page] The contemporary luxury estate car successfully combines the talents of the hatchback with an even bigger load area for an easy and comfortable drive.
A spacious and well equipped interior, powerful engines and a virtually unbeatable combination of practicality, space and drivability while still being impressively efficient make the modern luxury station wagon a pleasure to drive.
Impressive at first glance
A quality estate car can be seen in the exterior design. Unmistakably the finest example of the luxury class, the luxury estate car is more than just a practical family car. Side air inlets and angular front fog lights fit in harmoniously with the overall image to create a striking appearance while showing off such sophisticated technology as homogeneous LED daytime running light strips and headlights.
Even the proportions of the luxury station wagon are impressive. Comfort and sportiness combine with a powerful yet practically designed appearance achieved by having the roof line and the shoulder edge fall slightly toward the rear, generating an impression of speed and dynamic performance.
Superb luxury interior
Practicality, spaciousness and a superb driving experience is what drivers can expect from the luxury estate car as the top quality and instinctive functionality found in the interior never fails to impress.
The intelligently designed cockpit gives the driver an abundance of information and space. The value and functionality of the interior is immediately visible as the various details and numerous equipment options create a dynamic driving experience as unique as the driver themselves.
New interior colours and inlays, climate-controlled comfort seats, adjustable luggage compartment and high-quality chrome trims for light switch, air-conditioning, vents, mirror adjustment switches, window controls and the gear or selector lever merge into fascinating ambience.
Consistently efficient driving
Various efficiency measures are implemented in the luxury estate car giving the vehicle a sense of future-oriented mobility to complement its inherent sportiness.
Start-stop systems help to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by switching the engine off when the vehicle is at a standstill, such as when a driver stops the vehicle at traffic lights. As the driver presses the clutch or releases the foot brake for the vehicle to move off again, the starting process is initiated.
Kinetic energy is converted into usable electrical energy through a recuperation system when the vehicle is coasting or braking. This stored energy is then used to assist the generator during subsequent acceleration, saving fuel.
Dynamic drive systems in modern luxury station wagons have efficiency modes to improve consumption values, optimising the combustion engine and transmission shift programme to encourage a more balanced driving style.
Even the engines in these luxury estate cars are equipped with state-of-the-art efficiency systems. Fuel is metered with precision and injected directly into the combustion chamber to ensure efficient combustion and better utilisation of fuel.
The result is a powerfully sporty, fuel-efficient vehicle which is both luxurious to drive and spacious enough to tackle all practical needs.
