CTS Sport Wagon - LATIMES

[Bruce Nunnally]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-neil...,3758369.column

Once in a while, the sport-wagon version of a great-looking sedan looks even better. In the case of the CTS Wagon, compelling exterior styling and cargo versatility give it the edge.

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But the CTS Wagon and the Alfa 159 Sportwagon? Ahhh. With both cars, something cosmic and magical happens at the stern. The extra yard or so of sheet metal allows the styling and character lines to land gracefully at the rear, converging with deeply sloped rear windows, sharply canted D pillars and elegantly bowed rooflines. In the Caddie's case, the rear hatch is outrageous, set off by immense, blade-like vertical taillamps that extend from the bumper to the roof. The LED center-high-mounted stop lamp (the CHMSL) stretches broadly across the rear glass. This thing has more red lights than downtown Amsterdam.