Whether you're a lover of wagons, or you think that estate cars should go the way of Tamagotchi (a.k.a. completely irrelevant and gone from most mainstream sources), you'll probably find yourself making serious eyes at the all-new Kia Optima Sportswagon.
It's the station wagon for the modern individual. It's sleek and smooth as if it were hewn from marble. Built on the very frame of the Kia Optima sedan, it offers a premium luxury look and feel, but still welcomes all types of drivers from Fargo with open arms as an economical vehicle option.
Except, wait. It doesn't. Because--as we learned recently after the 2016 Geneva Motor Show--Kia won't be releasing the new Optima Sportswagon to the United States. It will be staying across the pond in Europe--along with haggis, universal healthcare, and soccer as a popular sport.
And if you think you're heartbroken now, just wait until you learn about it's available diesel and turbocharged engines. Its spacious interior cargo room and windswept aerodynamic design.
Its bold, aggressive, but oddly alluring front fascia that says: "You know you want this."
Yes, Optima Sportswagon, you know we do! Kia Motors, why must you torture us, leaving us with only a stellar lineup of fantastic new sedans, hatchbacks, and SUVs?
Ok. Maybe it's not so bad. That wagon sure does look good, though.