Reedy26

No one has mentioned it, but you really need to look at the Audi S5 SPORTBACK. Basically a baby A7 with the S4 drivetrain.

alexb76

Macan is quite small, have you checked the cargo room? It is specially compromised due to the aggressive angle on the rear window, it totally cuts into cargo. The E-series Wagon I've seen has much larger cargo and rear seat room.

raidersfan

Merc E-class wagon was a NO for my wife. Felt like a mom-car according to her. Fast, but terrible body roll, very little performance.

We are thinking of a 328i wagon and putting a roof rack and box on for road trips.

Cayenne S is pretty nice! For an SUV, it honestly kicks butt. The other really good driving SUV is the MDX hybrid. It is hard to beat for the money. It drives better than most mentioned here, and would be my top choice. 2015 or newer S for around $50k.

It is tough, as coming from a 911, any SUV-Wagon is not going to feel like a performance vehicle.

srcn

I daily a B8.5 Audi allroad. Complements the 997 perfectly.

ltcjmramos

raidersfan, suggest you consider/checkout the 328d wagon.

MaximumA

Get an Audi A6 Avant with a decent engine. The latest 4.0 V8 certainly doesn't hang about. Or one of the Jaguars. An estate is always going to be cooler than an SUV.

cosm3os

3/4 ton Suburban with HD tow package. Hauls family, hauls said 997 to track, and you can camp in it at said track.

rixtrix

Touareg, while you can still get one.

Jlewis1436

I have a FX35 that's a daily and love it! The new QX70 which replaced the FX35 has plenty of power and handles really well. I has a solid feel on the road and despite not so wonderful MPG, I know that's a right foot issue. Coming from a lifted H2 on 37s, it amazing on gas lol!

Sadly, there is something to be said about it being an "upscale" Nissan, it will run forever!

D3RP

Wifey’s daily and our ski-mobile. Works for us. I wish it had better brakes, but nothings perfect. Drove the diesel and it was fine but both wife and I preferred the gasser.

alexb76

Thanks, I am looking into Estates now, need to find time for test drives. They're hard to come by...

D3RP

Forgot to mention that Jaguar is bringing the XF Sportbrake (e.g. touring, estate, station wagon) stateside. I have not seen one in the wild yet, but appears from photos and specs that it’s basically a F-Pace that has not been jacked up. Much more motor than one can get in a BMW Estate on this side of the pond.

Racetwin2

I have a VOLVO V90 and I think the V90 CC (Cross Country) is a fantastic car. Good looks, good drivability and very nice interior (same interior as XC 90 but much better drivability). Top version has ca 400 hp.

I have the normal V90 D5 AWD with 235 hp and it’s also a very good car.

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Gen 1 SVT Raptor

Petza914

That shot in the snow is cool. I have the same Yakima box on my Cayenne.





Why not just upgrade the brakes if that's the only part of the car that's not working for you. You might be able to get better braking just by changing to a different pad material (try Hawk Ceramic or HPS). If the rotors are undersized and you're having a heat sink problem with fade when coming down a mountain, than pads alone probably won't do it. If your wheels are big enough, you can look into a +1 brake upgrade - these will give you larger rotors, usually slotted or drilled, or both and a bracket that will move your factory caliper out to work on the larger rotor. Although I don't like drilled rotors for track use because of the risk of cracks running between the holes, on the street, they're great. The missing material from the holes does reduce the potential heat sink capability, but that is more than offset by the increased cooling capacity of the additional surface to air contact due to all the holes, and when driving in rain, the holes give the water somewhere to escape so the initial bite of the pads is better, instead of the steam barrier that first occurs when the water between the pad and rotor surface boils and turns to steam.