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(01-22-2011, 01:42 AM)Drivesthebeast Wrote: The actual Wagon looks great, and I agree that a large number of those photo's were of 5 doors, not wagons. I think it'd be feasible to sell the wagons here in Canada, as the original sold so well. Why wouldn't the public want wagons? The car companies basically make them now, and call them crossovers (Toyota Venza, Honda Accord Crosstour, Ford's own Flex and Lincoln MKT, and now the CTS-V Wagon too), so why not stop fooling around with name and segment games, and just call them a wagon.

If you look at other vehicles on the market, they are essentially just tall cars, with a shorter wheelbase than an actual wagon...for example, the Kia Soul, Hyundai Tuscon, Jeep Compass, etc. My dad and I don't get them at all...they are FWD, Tall wagons, without the payload of a wagon. Why not build/buy a wagon or a full blown SUV in the firstplace?

Anyways, back on topic, this wagon looks awesome, and I hope they go ahead with it!

The answer to your question is pretty simple: blame the Americans!

South of the border they're already concerned about how much volume they'll have with the C-Max (looking at Mazda5 sales results), and they're convinced that the Focus wagon would only cannibalize C-Max sales.