Best Wagons
1.Alpina B3
8.6
What we love
- -The look! Just the right amount of pump and flex
- -Tremendous and unwavering pull from a very usable torque band
- -Excellent grip and road manners
What we don't
- -Very thirsty around town
- -Cabin is nice, but could be more special, particularly in terms of technology
- -Only operates at its best on a smooth road at high speed - both sadly lacking in Australia
2.Audi RS4
8.6
What we love
- -Mixes performance with practicality
- -Artfully presented and premium interior
- -Space saver spare (in a genre where repair kits are too common)
What we don't
- -Manual steering column adjustment
- -Seductive but expensive options
- -Assistance features assume driver is incompetent
1 badge available
$74,990 - $74,990*MRLP
What we love
- -Wonderfully comfortable and spacious
- -Value for money
- -Optional Bowers & Wilkins stereo is that good
What we don't
- -Driveline has a few warts
- -Touchscreen climate-control system has its flaws
- -Doesn't look or drive like a German SUV and that will bother some
2 badges available
$112,816 - $133,876*MRLP
What we love
- -Premium cabin and quality seating throughout
- -It is expensive, but does feel like it can justify the money
- -Engine and gearbox combo makes it surprisingly enjoyable to drive
What we don't
- -Can be a little harsh in terms of ride comfort fully laden
- -Pricing will make it difficult for some potential buyers to justify
- -Will need some more tech upgrades to keep pace
7.SKODA Octavia
8.4
2 badges available
$40,590 - $53,890*MRLP
What we love
- -Excellent performance
- -Huge cabin and boot
- -Great value for money
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What we don't
- -Only one-year roadside assistance
- -Price has crept up over the years
- -Easily confused voice control
8.Audi RS6
8.3
1 badge available
$241,500 - $241,500*MRLP
What we love
- -Relentlessly capable at any speed
- -Is there anything it can't do?
- -New wheels and colours still ensure it looks a quarter-million bucks...
What we don't
- -It still costs a quarter-million bucks too
- -More noise is great on a track, but not on every drive, every single day
- -You can't explore all this performance ability on the road
9.Maserati Grecale
8.3
3 badges available
$109,500 - $165,000*MRLP
What we love
- -Engine and transmission are sensational
- -Ride quality and handling are both brilliant
- -Easy to live with every day despite how fast it is
What we don't
- -Longer warranty, please
- -Push-button auto is more fiddly than it needs to be
- -Trofeo styling could be more hardcore
10.BMW M3
8.2
2 badges available
$161,300 - $249,900*MRLP
What we love
- -Gloriously powerful inline-six
- -It's a station wagon
- -As at home on the road as it is on the track
What we don't
- -Options list gets pretty expensive pretty quickly
- -Optional carbon-fibre seats are a pain
- -Bewildering infotainment system
Drive's Best Cars
Drive's team of experts reviews and rates hundreds of the latest models each year to help you find your next new car. Browse our Best Car lists to discover how different models rank against each other and what our team loves and doesn't love about these top-rating vehicles.
* ‘MRLP’ is the manufacturer’s recommended list price as provided by our data provider and is subject to change, so is provided to you for indicative purposes only. Please note that MRLP is inclusive of GST, but is exclusive of any options and does not include on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Where an MRLP is stated as a price range, this reflects the lowest to highest MRLP provided for that model range across the available variants.
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